Remarkable Renaissance sculptures
Bargello Museum
Why locals love it
Housed in a former prison, the Bargello Museum holds one of Florence's most impressive collections yet it is often overlooked by the typical tourist, so you never have to wait in long lines or get elbowed by antsy viewers eager to snap photos of the art.
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Why you should visit it
Michelangelo's Bacchus is here, for one. You should also see Donatello's boyish rendering of David as a contrast to Michelangelo's powerful depiction in the Accademia. Finally, in the Bargello you'll find Ghiberti's and Brunelleschi's competing designs for the famous contest to win the commission for the doors to the Florence Baptistery.
Special tip
Closed on the first, third and fifth Sunday of each month and the second and fourth Monday.
Mon-Su: 08:30-13:30