Duomo Complex & Florence Walking Tour with Cupola Entry Tickets

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Duomo Complex & Florence Walking Tour with Cupola Entry Tickets

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To make the most of your time in Florence, join a combined guided tour to explore the fascinating Piazza del Duomo and a guided walking tour of Florence city.

Experience

3 hrs

Full Description

Explore the key landmarks on this comprehensive tour of the Duomo Complex in Florence. This tour gives you the opportunity to fully explore all elements of the Duomo Complex. Once you've met with our guide, the guide will take you on a tour of the Piazza del Duomo and explain the fascinating religious center. After seeing the Duomo from all sides of the square you will access the octagonal Baptistery of St. John in Florence. The guide will show you that 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. The museum 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. The guide will also show you some of the most famous works of art done by Michelangelo and Donatello. 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 is to climb its 463 steps (there is no elevator). Cupola, which was designed and built by Filippo Brunelleschi has tight corridors to climb your way up (and down). On the dome's interior, you can admire Giorgio Vasari's frescoes of the Last Judgement (1572-9) up close with an interesting explanation of the frescoes on your way up to the top. Once you climb to the top of the Cupola, you will be enchanted by the panoramic view of the 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. Later in the afternoon, meet the guide in front of the Hard Rock Cafe to start the walking tour. Receive insight into the history of this Renaissance city and how this incredible cultural movement of the Renaissance transformed not only Florence but eventually the rest of Europe. Begin with Piazza Della Republica, the main square of Florence, before heading straight to the Piazza Della Duomo. While passing the Duomo Square, the guide will lead you straight through the old buildings and some of the historical landmarks of Florence to Palazzo Vecchio, where you will see the Sculpture of David by Michelangelo. Afterward, as you walk past the Palazzo Vecchio, the guide will talk you through the Uffizi Gallery, one of the greatest museums in the world, before you reach the most famous old bridge of Florence known as Ponte Vecchio. Your next stop is at Palazzo Pitti, the enormous palace of Florence's largest architectural monuments of Filippo Brunelleschi. As you walk through the narrow roads of this ancient city with lots of hidden treasures, the guide will answer all the curious secrets of the city.

Highlights

Visit Florence's most famous attractions

See an admirable creation of art by Filippo Brunelleschi

Learn from passionate local guide who will show you the city's hidden treasures

Enjoy a spectacular view of the city

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
Pre-timed reserved tickets to climb Brunelleschi's Dome on your own
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
Guided city walking tour

Excludes

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

Meeting Point

Guided Walking Tour

Hard Rock Cafe Firenze in Via dei Brunelleschi, 1, 50123 Firenze.

As mentioned on the vouchers, the Walking tour will operate at 17:00. Please be present at all meeting points 15 minutes before departure time in order to avoid any delay.

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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. 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.

Please note that the guided tour does not include the Brunelleschi's Dome(Cupola), you can climb the Brunelleschi's Dome on your own (Pre-reserved ticket time) after the guided tour ends.

With your timed-reserved tickets, you can climb the Cupola Dome 30 minutes after the guided tour ends.

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).

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.

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.

The Walking Tour is subject to favourable weather conditions. If cancelled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date.

Please note that the walking tour will only be conducted from the outside of each attraction mentioned in the itinerary.

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 Duomo Complex guided tour at 09.45, or 11.15, during the Summer Season join the walking tour at 17.00.

The customers choosing the Duomo Complex guided tour at 15.00 during the Summer Season join the walking tour at 10.00.

The customers choosing the Duomo Complex guided tour at 09.45 am or 11.15 am, during the Winter Season, join the walking tour at 15.00.

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 physically not fit to climb steps.

Not recommended for travellers suffering from vertigo or claustrophobia.

Cancellation Policy

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