We will be there the last week of July with limited time. I know I must make a reservation for the Accademia, but I see you can also reserve for the Bargello and Duomo museum. (We saw the Uffizi last time.) What do you think -- good idea or waste of money? Also, since I'm asking, is there a "best" website for making the reservations? Thanks!

Lynda,<BR>Let me make some calls for you.<BR>Be happy to do that.<BR><BR>Nancy<BR><BR>P.S. OK I have been to the Duomo

Lynda<BR>No need to reserve for the Bargello and especially not for the Museum of the Duomo. These are not on every tourist's list I guess, because they are not very crowded.<BR>If you get there and find otherwise, perhaps you could ask your hotel to reserve at the Bargello for the next day, or do it yourself.<BR>I loved both of them, especially the Bargello.

The lines at the Accademy to see David are usually very long in the summer. We waited over an hour 3 years ago in July.. The next year I went with some girlfriends and I reserved tickets on-line. We walked to the front of a line that seemed to go on forever. We were in in less than 2 minutes. It was great. I'm going back this summer with another friend and we've already reserved again. To me it's worth the cost. I did it through initaly.com but I've heard on these boards that there are other ways to do it.

Elaine & Cherie, thanks for the advice. I was nervous that everything would be too crowded to see at that time of summer. Thanks to your previous advice, Elaine, we have Scala Reale tours already booked in Rome...