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Bargello Museum Florence tickets

Bargello Museum Tickets, Florence

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The fortress-like Bargello dates back to the mid 13th-century and served for many centuries as a prison and police station. It opened as a museum, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, in 1865, on Donatello’s 500th birthday.

On the ground floor, see 16th-century Tuscan works including four masterpieces by Michelangelo. Check out intricate terracotta pieces by Andrea and Giovanni Della Robbia on the second floor of the museum. Other highlights include the impressive collection of Gothic and Renaissance Italian sculptures that span from the 14–17th centuries, including works by Bandinelli, Cellini, and Donatello.

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Medici Chapel, Florence

Medici Chapels Tickets, Florence

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The rise of the Renaissance is closely interwoven with the story of the Medici family who since the beginning used art to legitimize their power. The Medici family ruled the city of Florence for three hundred years, from the 15th to the 18th centuries. Wherever you turn your gaze in Florence, you can see sculptures, palaces, coats of arms and details that speak about them.

The Medici chapels (Cappelle Medicee) are two architectural gems flanking the Basilica of San Lorenzo in the heart of central Florence. Brunelleschi designed the basilica for the Medici family in the 1400s, and it became the family church and mausoleum.

The New Sacristy is the more famous of the basilica’s two chapels. Designed by Michelangelo, it houses the funerary statues, Night and Day, Dawn and Dusk. The simple design features a somber color scheme of gray and white because the colorful wall paintings that Michelangelo had planned were never executed.

The tall domed Princes’ Chapel consists of multicolored marbles and semi-precious gems, known as pietre dure. Rare and costly stones like coral, jasper, onyx, amethyst and tiger’s eye adorn the interior; however, the Medici ran out of money before enough lapis lazuli could be purchased to cover the vast, octagonal dome and it was finally frescoed in 1824. The chapel’s richly carved tombs are filled with carved niches, statues and armorial plaques, but empty, as the deceased Medicis now lie in the crypt beneath.

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Statue of David by Leonardo da Vinci, Galleria dell'Accademia

Accademia Gallery Tickets, Florence

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Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia is home to one of the world’s most impressive works of art: Michelangelo’s “David.” At 17 feet (5.2 meters) tall, the famous statue of the biblical hero is an overwhelming sight and a masterpiece of Renaissance art. Other works on display include 15th- and 16th-century paintings by the likes of Botticelli and Lippi, unfinished Michelangelo sculptures, and a museum of musical instruments. The Accademia was once Europe’s oldest drawing school; today it is considered a must-see for visitors to Florence.

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  • Description:The Accademia Gallery is Florence’s most visited museum right after the Uffizi Gallery. It's the house of Michelangelo’s David and his Prisoners and many works from the 16th-18th century. It adjoins the Accademia di Belle Arti or academy of fine arts
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  • Description:Discover, led by a passionate local guide, the most important masterpieces by Michelangelo as the David, “I Prigioni, “San Matteo” and the “Palestrina Pietà”.
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  • Description:The Accademia Gallery Tour is where Michelangelo’s original David  comes to life!  Discover one of the greatest works of art ever created with your expert  guide and skip the line priority access. See the works of Florentine  masters from the 13th-c
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  • Description:Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Gallery are the most Iconic and important art galleries in Florence. Uffizi tour highlights include masterpieces by Renaissance geniuses like Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael. See famous artworks like Botticelli’s Primave
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  • Description:We meet the travelers in our agency via at 10:30 am. The guide will take you in a slow stroll walking till the Uffizi Gallery. During this stroll, we will guide you to admire the Palazzo Medici, the Baptistery, the Duomo and Piazza della Signoria. You wil