Duomo Complex & Accademia Tour with Cupola Entry Tickets

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Duomo Complex & Accademia Tour with Cupola Entry Tickets

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Experience the Florence Duomo Complex on a guided tour combined with the Accademia Gallery of Florence, best known as the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David.

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Full Description

Tour to Cupola Climb in Florence Explore the key landmarks on this comprehensive tour of the Duomo Complex in Florence. This tour allows you to fully explore all elements of the Duomo Complex. The guide will take you on a tour of the Piazza del Duomo and explain to you about the fascinating religious centre. After seeing the Duomo from all sides of the square you will access the octagonal Baptistery of St. John in Florence. The Baptistery is renowned for its magnificent golden mosaic ceiling and striking bronze doors famously called the Gates of Paradise. Later you will visit the magnificent Duomo Museum in Florence, which houses over 700 Middle-Age and Renaissance masterpieces, including Michelangelo's Pietà Bandini. It also has incredible masterpieces like the gates of the Baptistery, Donatello’s sculptures, and the original dome’s wooden scaffoldings As your tour comes to a halt, your guide will drop you off at the entrance to the Cupola Dome, a showstopper but the only way to see the inside of the dome up close and enjoy the extraordinary view of Florence is to climb its 463 steps (there is no elevator). On the dome's interior, you can admire Giorgio Vasari's frescoes of the Last Judgement (1572-9). Look down and on the base, just above the drum, you'll see that Baccio D'Angelo began adding a balcony in 1507 and how one of the eight sides was unfinished, and to this day the other seven sides remain rough brick! Once you climb to the top of the Cupola, you will be enchanted by the panoramic view of Florence city in front of your eyes. After you visit the Cupola with your pre-reserved timed ticket, you have the chance to also visit the interior of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, and Santa Reparata and to climb Giotto's Bell Tower at your own pace and time. Tour to Accademia Gallery in Florence The guide will introduce you to the Accademia gallery museum revealing all the secrets about David and the other masterpieces hosted in it. Later, the guide will lead you to the Hall of the Colossus to see the works of art of Giambologna’s “Rape of the Sabines”, Cassone Adimari, Domenico Ghirlandaio’s solemn “St. Stephen between St. James and St. Peter”, then onto the main Hall of the Prisoners to learn more about the unfinished statues by Michelangelo “Slaves”, and the friendship and mutual influence with artist like Fra’ Bartolomeo, Pontormo, Granacci, etc. Later, spend time at The Tribune, sharing all the information about the world-famous statue of Michelangelo, “David's Statue”, and the Tribune Left Wing ", Allori’s Coronation of the Virgin Mary". Finally, the guide will introduce you to the Gipsoteca Bartolini, the plaster casts of the Reclining Venus, Arnolfo, Brunelleschi, and Lorenzo Monaco, Documentation centre on the first floor.

Highlights

The home of Michelangelo's original sculpture David

A passionate and art-lover local guide

Enjoy a spectacular view of the city

Climb to the top of the Cupola, the highest point in Florence

See an admirable creation of art by Filippo Brunelleschi

Includes

Official certified guide
Radio system to hear the guide
Guided tour of St. John's Baptistery (interior)
Guided tour of Opera del Duomo Museum
Guided tour of the Academia Gallery
Entry ticket to St. John's Baptistery
Entry ticket to the Cathedral (Duomo)
Entry ticket to Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
Entry ticket to Giotto's Bell Tower
Entry ticket to Santa Reparata
Pre-timed reserved tickets to climb Brunelleschi's Dome on your own
Entrance Ticket with reservation to the Academia Gallery

Excludes

Food and drinks
Hotel pick-up and drop off
Transportation to/from attractions
Guided tour to Brunelleschi's Dome (Cupola)
Guided tour to Florence Cathedral
Guided tour to Giotto's Bell Tower
Guided tour to Santa Reparata

Meeting Point

Duomo Complex Tour

Lindt Chocolate Shop Firenze in Piazza del Duomo, 15 R, 50129 Firenze.

As mentioned on the vouchers, the Duomo Complex tour will operate at 09:45, 11:15, and 15:00. Please refer to your selected tour starting time at purchase. Dumo Please be present at all meeting points 15 minutes before departure time in order to avoid any delay.

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Accademia Gallery Tour

Supermarket in Via Ricasoli No 57, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

As mentioned on the vouchers, the Accademia Gallery tour will operate at 09:00, 10:30, and 15:00. Please refer to your selected tour starting time at purchase. Please be present at all meeting points 15 minutes before departure time in order to avoid any delay.

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Know before you go

Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.

No elevators or pets allowed.

"Skip-the-line" access for Accademia Gallery is guaranteed, even during peak season (except in the event of delays or strikes by the museum management).

After the first validation, the ticket is valid for 72 hours: you can use it to visit locations listed on your own time (Giotto's Bell Tower and Santa Reparata).

Appropriate clothing for a place of worship is required: access with bare legs and shoulders, and wearing sandals, hats, or sunglasses is not permitted. You may be refused entry to the Baptistery and Cathedral if you fail to comply with the cathedral's dress requirements.

Suitcases, backpacks, parcels, containers, and large and medium-sized bags are not permitted inside the Dome(Cupola).

Umbrellas, canes (when not used to assist walking), tripods for cameras, and film cameras are not permitted inside the Dome.

Knives, scissors, and metal tools that could be dangerous for people and the exhibited works are not permitted inside the Dome.

Please note that the guided tour does not include Brunelleschi's Dome(Cupola). You can climb the Cupola on your own with the timed-reserved tickets, 30 minutes after the Duomo Complex guided tour ends

Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run

Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled.

There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet the requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund.

The customers choosing the 09.45 Duomo Complex tour will attend the 15.00 Accademia Gallery tour.

The customers choosing the 11.15 Duomo Complex tour will attend the 09.00 Accademia Gallery tour.

The customers choosing the 15.00 Duomo Complex tour will attend the 09.00 or 10.00 Accademia Gallery tour.

The recommended duration for the visit to the Brunelleschi's Dome is approximately 45 - 60 minutes.

The recommended duration for the visit to Giotto’s Bell Tower is approximately 45 minutes.

The recommended duration for the visit to the Baptistery is approximately 30 minutes.

The recommended duration for the visit to the Santa Reparata is approximately 30 minutes.

Recommended to carry a Passport, ID card or a Digital copy of an Identity Document.

Recommended to wear comfortable shoes

Health Restrictions

Not recommended for travellers with back problems.

Not recommended for pregnant travellers.

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions.

Not recommended for participants with back problems, physically not fit to climb steps, pregnant women suffering from vertigo, claustrophobia or heart problems.

Cancellation Policy

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