Museums

It is 1847 in the Cuneo province of Racconigi. The twenty-five-year-old Victor Emmanuel of Savoy, heir to the Kingdom of Sardinia, is engaged in one of his favorite activities: hunting. During this outing, he sees fourteen-year-old Rosina for the first time. From that moment, an intense love story begins, which will find its ideal setting at Villa Petraia.

In the heart of Medieval and Renaissance Florence, a stone’s throw from Palazzo Vecchio and the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, lies one of our favorite places: the Bargello Palace. This majestic building, made of pietraforte, the local brown strong stone, appears as a true fortress, echoing the ancient political and judicial institutions that…

In our tours, we like to take you to see lesser-known places in our beloved Florence. In the itinerary dedicated to Michelangelo, along with the most popular museums where you can see iconic works like the David, we have also included a stop at the National Museum of the Bargello. Housed in an evocative Medieval…

Among the many sculptures by Michelangelo that you can find in Florence, there is one very particular and quite unknown: Bacchus, made on marble around 1496-97, displayed in one of our favorite museums, the Bargello. On the ground floor of this imposing medieval building, a large room hosts numerous masterpieces by the famous Michelangelo. Bacchus…