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Palazzo VecchiovsMuseo Nazionale del Bargello
Both are highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Museo Nazionale del Bargello is the choice of most professionals compared to Palazzo Vecchio. Museo Nazionale del Bargello is ranked #5 in Florence with praise from 8 reviews including Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Travel + Leisure.
Palazzo Vecchio
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Condé Nast Traveler
Let's Go
Lonely Planet
Michelin Guide
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's Travel + Leisure
Piazza della Signoria, Florence
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Fodor's "Florence's forbidding, fortresslike city hall was begun in 1299, presumably designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, and its massive bulk and towering campanile dominate Piazza della Signoria." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Florence's medieval-style city hall, Palazzo Vecchio overflows with acres of frescoes depicting the Medici family's leading figures and feats." Full review
Let's Go "One of the highlights is the Room of the 500s, which features worryingly aggressive/erotic statues for a room that used to hold a political council. " Full review
Lonely Planet "Palazzo Vecchio entrance." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Topped by a fine 94m-high bell tower, this huge building dominates its square." Full review
Afar Magazine "This imposing building has served as Florence’s town hall since Medici times." Full review
Travel + Leisure "It's studded with works by the likes of Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bronzino, but it's the ruling Medici family's private rooms, frescoed by Giorgio Vasari, that really spin back the centuries."
Florence Travel Guide
July 7, 2021
Frommer's "Florence's fortresslike town hall was built from 1299 to 1302 on the designs of Arnolfo di Cambio, Gothic master builder of the city." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Palazzo Vecchio is an amazing example of Renaissance architecture. Statues by Donatello, Michelangelo, and Giorgio Vasari dot the exterior, and the interior is equally incredible."
25 Best Things to Do in Florence, Italy
September 17, 2023
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
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The Telegraph Afar Magazine Condé Nast Traveler Frommer's
Via del Proconsolo 4, 50122 Florence
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Concierge "Today, the museum houses a fabulous collection of sculpture by Michelangelo, Donatello, Benvenuto Cellini, Giambologna, and others."
Travel + Leisure "What the Uffizi is to paintings, the Bargello is to sculpture: a storehouse of some of the greatest works in marble and bronze to come out of the Renaissance and Baroque eras." Full review
Fodor's "Houses the Museo Nazionale, home to what is probably the finest collection of Renaissance sculpture in Italy." Full review
Travel + Leisure "One of Florence's most important museums yet surprisingly under-appreciated, the Bargello houses one of the world's great collections of Florentine Renaissance sculpture. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Palazzo del Podestà has a remarkable courtyard... is home to a museum of great importance." Full review
The Telegraph "The treasures inside include celebrated works such as Giambologna’s Mercury and Michelangelo’s Drunken Bacchus, as well as Donatello’s two Davids and his statue of Saint George.
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Afar Magazine "This forbidding building, once the city jail, is home to a superb sculpture collection." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Museo Nazionale del Bargello—which opened in 1865 by order of by royal decree, making it Italy’s first national museum—houses the city’s most important collection of Renaissance sculpture." Full review
Frommer's "Inside this 1255 Gothic palazzo is Florence's premier sculpture museum, with works by Michelangelo, the della Robbias, and Donatello." Full review
