The museum's collection includes four works by Michelangelo and the famous David, a bronze sculpture made by Donatello. This splendid work, which portrays the subject as a slender boy with effeminate features, is totally different from Michelangelo's interpretation. This is not the only important work in this museum: there are many equally fascinating, albeit less famous, works. Skip the line and enter this must-see Renaissance museum in the Tuscan capital.

It's not just names like Donatello and Michelangelo that draw crowds of tourists to this magnificent 13th-century building: at the Bargello Museum, you'll also find sculptures by artists such as Benvenuto Cellini, Luca della Robbia and Verrocchio.

In the center of the room dedicated entirely to Michelangelo you will find the famous sculpture Bacchus, surrounded by many other splendid works. Stand in awe of the Pitti Tondo and the Brutus. Don't you already feel more cultured?

The history of this building is as astonishing as the masterpieces it houses. Used as a prison during the eighteenth century, it was the scene of fires, executions and sieges. Today, however, it is a museum that houses a grandiose grand-ducal collection as well as Gothic decorative art. In the room dedicated to the fourteenth century you will find the first marble masterpieces by Donatello. Admire Byzantine and Roman ivories, Renaissance jewelry, and busts of Florence's most influential people, all made by great artists starting in the 15th century.

The Bargello is known by many names (Bargello National Museum, Bargello Palace, Palazzo del Popolo) but, regardless of what you prefer to call it, it remains an essential stop on any Florentine itinerary.