Skip the line Florence Tour: Accademia, Duomo Climb and Cathedral

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Duration:2 hours to 3 hours (approx.)
Location: Florence, Tuscany

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Exclusive entry and pre-reserved tickets for Brunelleschi's dome (cupola)

Pre-reserved tickets for the Accademia to admire Michelangelo's David

Small groups for a more personalized attention

Learn in the company of a local expert

Visit the famous cathedral of Florence to enjoy all of its grandeur

Benefit from the Brunelleschi Pass to visit the Baptistery, Museum, and Giotto's bell tower.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

WHAT TO EXPECT

1. Piazza San Marco
Meet your expert guide and join your group in front of the monument of Manfredo Fanti at Piazza San Marco.
2. Galleria dell'Accademia
Begin your journey at the Accademia Gallery, where your expert guide will lead you through the famous museum and showcase Michelangelo's iconic David sculpture. Learn the story of the famous David statue and its creator Michelangelo. Once inside, also see Michelangelo's unfinished and powerful work, "Prisoners," along with works of other famous artists.
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Enter the Cathedral from a separate entrance for small groups. In the company of your expert guide, learn about the Cathedral and its construction through the centuries and how it came to be the center of Florence's religious life. Benefit from your guide's knowledge and understand Duomo's relationship with the rest of the magnificent buildings in the square.
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See the Baptistry famous with its famous golden doors, all located right in front of the cathedral Santa Maria Del Fiore. These are the Gates of Paradise but what you’ll see here are the copies of the originals. You can see them in the Museum using your Brunelleschi Pass.
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Enjoy priority access to enter the dome at a preserved time and soak up the spectacular views of the city at its top. This is the perfect way to appreciate Florence at your own pace. We organize pre-reserved tickets for you to climb Brunelleschi's famous dome in the Cathedral of Florence. A visit to the cupola (Italian for "dome") is a must-do. The only way to see the dome's extraordinary frescoes up close and enjoy the views over Florence is to climb up all of its 463 steps. On the way, you can admire Giorgio Vasari's frescoes of the Last Judgment up close.
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Climb Giotto's Bell Tower, one of the four principal monuments on the Piazza del Duomo, at your leisure using the Brunelleschi Pass, Clad in white, pink and green marble like the cathedral adjacent to it, this majestic square bell tower is considered to be the most beautiful in Italy. In fact, it was probably designed more for decorative than for functional purposes.
7. Piazza del Duomo
Continue your tour in Duomo Square and follow your expert guide to discover the most famous monument in the heart of Florence. Benefit from their local knowledge in this intimate small group tour.

ADDITIONAL INFO

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Individuals wearing sleeveless shirts and shorts above knees are not allowed inside the cathedral
• The Cathedral of Florence is an “operating” church and it can be closed to visitors for any liturgical reason, even without warning (for the funeral of a Bishop, for example)
• Consider adding buffer time before your next tour, because the Cupola climb may take longer than expected
• Visitors are advised that the Baptistery is undergoing restoration of the mosaics of the vault. We apologize for the inconvenience.
• Entry to the Cathedral is not guaranteed as the Cathedral is a working church and hours can change without notice due to liturgical or other reasons. Our guides make every effort to enter the Cathedral with guests.
• Please note that backpacks of any size or dimension, and any bag designed to be worn on the back, are not allowed.
• Florence can be very warm in the summer. Please be advised that this tour includes portions that are outside and could be in the full sun. Please bring a hat, small umbrella, or sunscreen if you are sensitive to the sun.
• Clients must arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start of the tour. This is due to the timed entry of the tickets.
• Tickets are timed and expire within 5 to 10 minutes.
• Please be advised that it is not possible to join the tour after it has commenced.

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Posted By : Christopher_B
Everything went smoothly with the Viator ticket.
The tour was great and we did miss very long queues to get in.
Could have done with a bit more information from the guide on where else our tickets were valid for and the priority entrances we should use. We thought we were doing some of them with the guide. Great ticket though.

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Posted On : 2024-06-12 16:02:00

Posted By : Elizabeth_E
Horrible! Headphones didn’t work - Super crowxed in the museum couldn't hear Sarah. Walked all aroun Duomo - and literally stood in line for 20 minutes to climb dome. Don’t book
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 15:58:06

Posted By : Victoria_C
This skip-the-line tour was exactly as described, and as an added bonus, our tour guide, Giada, was delightful. With two teenage boys, it’s great to not only have the skip-the-line tickets but to have a guide provide interesting information along the way.

The visit to the Accademia included learning about additional Michelangelo sculptures beyond David. A quick break at a cafe and then we visited the interior of the Duomo before heading up the stairs to the top of the dome. Giada talked us through it and made the climb very manageable and fun. Unbelievable views at the top!

You also receive Brunelleschi passes with the tour, so you can later (within 72 hours) also visit the other sites/museums around the Duomo.

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Posted On : 2024-06-12 10:03:03

Posted By : Mark_C
This was a great tour- at the Accademia, it was, of course, centered around the David but our guide also gave us other museum highlights which I appeeciated. She was friendly, clear, and really knowledgeable.

The Duomo was an amazing experience to get a close up view of the frescos on the ceiling, the structure of the duomo, and the amazing views of the city from the top.

The ticket also gave access to the bell tower and rest of church that was valid for 3 days.

Expensive, but worth every penny.
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Posted On : 2024-06-12 03:31:27

Posted By : Dorothy_B
Deborah was great! We got a detailed history at all the stops as well as information on areas for us to visit on later days (we came back and did the Bell Tower + Museum the second day.) She was supportive in climbing the Duomo even when some of the children in the group got scared. Definitely do this with a few days left in your trip to take advantage of the 3-day ticket for all the Duomo areas.
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 16:54:14

Posted By : LisaC
This is a good way to efficiently see these sites. Rebecca was an excellent guide. She is from Florence, and added a lot of color commentary. She also got us to the head of the lines quickly. The most memorable part was the Duomo climb - do this if you can. We wish we could have had more time on the top of the inside of the dome - the paintings are incredible!
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Posted On : 2024-06-10 16:34:51

Posted By : Daniella_R
Deborah the guide was great and super knowledgeable and was able to give a lot of context to the pieces. Great to do even as a day trip from Rome.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 04:32:51

Posted By : Kathleen_N
Our morning with Deborah, our tour guide was so fantastic. Deborah is a walking encyclopedia of facts. Her dialogue was delivered with such humor and emotion that we felt special. Thank you Deborah
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 03:19:23

Posted By : Rod_H
We really enjoyed our tour guide Laura. She was very inspirational at David and on the climb. Thought we were going to have guided tour of cathedral as well and dressed in long pants for occasion, but was not guided and felt tour description and need to wear long pants was not communicated effectively.
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 14:53:09

Posted By : Victoria_F
If you can take this tour in the morning, I highly recommend it. We took it late morning and it was very busy so the skip the line tickets were huge time savers. The admittance ran late by the Accademia ate into the tour time 15 minutes so we personally were crunched for time as we had another tour to get too. This resulted in a very quick tour up the dome (thank goodness the duomo people kept the groups in front of us moving) and a walk around and then down the duomo. The tour guide pointed out some nice artistic details about paintings and David, also gave advice on very good gelateria's which was important as we went to a bad one and it's good to know where to get a good one.
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 11:07:16