Florence Duomo Express Tour with Dome Climb Upgrade Option

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Duration:30 minutes to 2 hours (approx.)
Location: Florence, Tuscany

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Skip long lines with priority access tickets to see the Florence Duomo, one of the city’s most striking architectural masterpieces. Maximize time with this express tour, learning about the building’s history and art from a local guide. See stained-glass windows, elaborate frescoes, and Vasari’s The Last Judgment that lines the 375-foot high dome.

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1. Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Your tour will begin just in front of the entrance to the Duomo ticket office at Piazza di San Giovanni, where your guide will lead you passed the public lines and directly into the cathedral, thanks to our special no wait access. Upon entering the church, your guide will begin the story of this incredible feat of engineering that required a whole new process for its construction. Including how, after nearly 200 years of construction, architect Filippo Brunelleschi's innovative approach finally enabled its completion. In addition to learning the history of this magnificent structure, you will also view the beautiful details of its interior including elaborate marble floors, stained-glass windows, and beautiful frescos. Your tour will be capped off by the viewing of Vasari’s famous Last Judgement, which lines the incredible 375 ft high dome. After your thirty-minute guided tour you will have the option to remain and explore the Duomo at your leisure or continue out to the beautiful Piazza del Duomo.
2. Cupola del Brunelleschi
The Brunelleschi Dome, part of the Florence Cathedral, is a crowning architectural achievement by Filippo Brunelleschi. Completed in the 15th century, it stands as an engineering marvel, showcasing a double-shell structure with an inner and outer dome. The red-tiled exterior harmonizes with the city's skyline. Climbing to the top will reward you with unparalleled panoramic views of Florence, making it a testament to Brunelleschi's innovative genius and a symbol of Renaissance ingenuity.
3. Museo della Misericordia di Firenze
This tour also includes tickets to the nearby Museo della Misericordia. You can visit this jewel of a museum on your own to see its selection of Renaissance paintings and learn about the history of the ambulance corps that was founded to deal with the Black Death.

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Posted By : Rachel_F
The Duomo itself was incredible. I did like that the tour guide knew so much history. However, her accent was so heavy that a lot of us couldn’t understand her. We did not end at the other cathedral as the tour details indicated. She don’t seem to even know about the e backpack rule for climbing the steps (which was very inconvenient). Finally, the people at the office didn’t give me my ticket (even though I asked!) so I missed seeing the museum because I had no barcode. The whole thing seemed needlessly complicated at several points.
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Posted On : 2024-05-21 03:56:28

Posted By : Sean_d
The tour of the cathedral was great but many of us in our group thought we had purchased tickets to climb the dome since our tickets said “with dome climb upgrade option”. That was the WHOLE reason we booked this. It is free to go into the cathedral so you don’t need these tickets. About 10 of us felt completely duped and the people we spoke to at the site were less than helpful.
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 16:53:24

Posted By : Carol_F
Impossible to find the tour - could not find any signage amongst the crowds of people. So no tour was able to be taken. Shouldn’t be this hard to find - need landmarks, better description of how to locate, better tour signage.
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Posted On : 2024-05-20 00:17:09

Posted By : Valerie_G
Inaccurate meeting description. Despite going on time, to the location descried I was never met by a guide. I missed my tour and poor customer service for travellers.
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Posted On : 2024-05-19 14:23:03

Posted By : Matthew_H
Lots of great information, absolutely worthwhile for the affordable price just to skip the line. Highly recommend! Be sure to meet at the entrance of the Museo della Misericordia di Firenze.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 16:26:17

Posted By : Jacob_C
Short but very informative. Just skipping the line was worth the money. The information given from the guide was awesome.
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Posted On : 2024-05-18 09:12:12

Posted By : Donremenapp
Very knowledgeable guide - the information provided during the course of the tour was fantastic! She was also great at getting us admitted to the Duomo as efficiently as possible! Would definitely recommend her most highly
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 10:09:24

Posted By : Frances_M
Our guide was great! Very thorough and gave a lot of info in a brief amount of time. It is a beautiful and historic building and it was definitely worth the money to have the guided tour.
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Posted On : 2024-05-17 09:02:02

Posted By : Elaine_S
Had a hard time to find the meeting place to get ticket.only mention museum with no mane . They should mention the name of the museum
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Posted On : 2024-05-16 14:17:49

Posted By : Chris_T
If you want the upgrade to climb the tower apparently you have to request this at booking? This was not clear to me at time of booking, and was disappointed at time of tour that it was not an option. But the Viator rep was quick with responses on WhatsApp.
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Posted On : 2024-05-14 14:50:47