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Private Bargello Museum Guided Tour in Florence
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HIGHLIGHTS • Skip the line with your pre-reserved entrance tickets • See David and St. George by Donatello, the Bacchus and Tondo Pitti by Michelangelo and more! • Spend two hours exploring the Bargello Museum with a professional local guide - Tour to one of Florence’s most beautiful and important museums: the Bargello Palace, renowned all around Europe for its incredible works of sculpture. It displays many important sculptures of Michelangelo and Donatello, along with other examples of minor arts.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Nov 12.
The guide will start off with a little history of Bargello Museum, which used to be the headquarters of the Capitano Del Popolo and later of the Podesta (the lord of the city), and how the palace became the residence of the head of the police and later used as a prison. The guide will escort you through the museum for you to enjoy the very important works of art kept in Bargello. The ground floor rooms display the Tuscan works of 16century. The guide will particularly focus on four masterpieces by Michelangelo: Bacchus, the relief depicting a Madonna with Child (Tondo Pitti), Brutus, and David-Apollo. Along with the local and expert guide you will then discover the works of Bartolomeo Ammannati, Benvenuto Cellini, Giambologna up with his admirable Flying Mercury and listen as you admire many other treasures like works of art enriched by the Carrand collection. You will discover the precious ivories and the bronzies that include several Roman and Byzantine examples.
Then, you will immerse yourself in the early Renaissance, when your guide will explain the masterpieces made by Donatello (Saint George, the Lion, and the David) and Verrocchio. Later the guide will escort you to the second floor, which is solely dedicated to the glazed terracotta done by Andrea and Giovanni Della Robbia. The tour takes about two hours, the perfect amount to see this famous art collection, without feeling overwhelmed. You can also return to anything you might want to see again after the tour ends.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Private Bargello Museum Guided Tour in Florence lasts about 1 hour. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $100 per person for this Florence experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There are 5 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, starting at 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.
Children aged 6–17 pay from $47, adults from $100. Infants go free.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Please be present near the entrance of the Bargello Museum (In front of BARGELLO LEATHER FACTORY), 15 minutes before departure time in order to avoid any delays. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in DE, EN, IT, FR, ES.
Reviews collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Bargello Museum Guided Tour in Florence | 1 hour | 5.0 (2) | $100 | |
 Bargello & Accademia ticket with Optional Private Guided Tour | 1–3 hours | 4.8 (4) | $67 | View |
 Bargello Museum Private Tour: Michelangelo's Bacchus & Donatello's David | 2 hours | 5.0 (3) | $223 | View |
 Florence: Bargello Museum Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket | 1 hour | — | $32 | View |
 Accademia Gallery and Bargello Museums Entry Pass with Audio | 3–6 hours | — | $51 | View |
 Bargello private tour with a 5-star tour guide | 1 hour | 4.7 (7) | $147 | View |
 Florence Accademia Gallery: Timed Entry to David & Bargello | 2–4 hours | 5.0 (5) | $67 | View |
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Your own group can be up to 15 people on one booking; no other travellers join.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.