Florence Duomo Complex Tour: Small Group Guided Visit

Small group guided tour with max 16 people for an exhaustive visit to the most important religious center of Tuscany, Florence’s Duomo Complex with interior of Baptistery, interior of the Cathedral and the Opera del Duomo Museum.

Duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Piazza del Duomo - Before visiting the interiors of Baptistery and Cathedral your local guide will describe Florence’s religious centre from the exterior
  • Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - Visit the interior of the marble coated cathedral in the company of an expert local guide describing you all details of the impressive façade, the astounding Brunelleschi’s dome and its impressive and majestic architecture..
  • Battistero di San Giovanni - Please consider that the mosaics of the Baptistery’s dome are currently under restauration.
    Your guide will, though, show you the splendid interior with Donatello’s famous monument to Pope John XXIII.
  • Museo dell’Opera del Duomo - Original bronze doors from the Baptistery, Michelangelo’s Pietà Bandini, Donatello’s Mary Magdalene.
  • Campanile di Giotto - Climb the splendid Giotto’s Belltower on your own after the guided tour and enjoy the breathtaking views onto Brunelleschi’s gigantic dome.
What's Included
  • Professional and local English speaking guide
  • Earsets for better hearing your guide’s voice during the tour
  • Ticket to climb Giotto’s belltower on your own at 12.45pm-morning tour; at 5.15pm for afternoon tour
  • Ticket to visit Baptistery, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo during the guided tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions
  • Admission ticket to Brunelleschi’s dome
Additional Information
  • Short pants and skirts allowed if knee length
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Guided tour is fully wheelchair accessible
  • Giotto’s Belltower is not wheelchair accessible
  • Backpacks, ladies bags that can be worn as backpacks, bulky sling bangs are not allowed. If you have them on you you will need to go to the luggage deposit and drop them there losing part of the tour
  • ONLY ONE ENTRY ALLOWED TO EACH SITE WITH THE TICKET
Location
Piazza di San Giovanni, 4
Piazza di San Giovanni
Meet our representative/guide at Piazza di San Giovanni outside Farmacia S. Antonino next to Caffé Scudieri. Look for the signboard: "FLORENCEPASS - VIATOR"
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.7
(199 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Guisele_r
Jul 11, 2024
Great experience - Camille the guide was excellent. The history of the place was amazing. The sculptures were spectacular.
Review provided by Viator
Amy_s
Jul 3, 2024
Highly recommend! - This was an awesome tour! The tour guide Camilla was great - super knowledgeable and nice. My husband and I did this as part of our honeymoon tour and could not be happier.
Review provided by Viator
Lesley_m
Jun 20, 2024
Well worth going on this tour - We arrived at the meeting point (this is could be a bit clearer). There were only 7 on our tour, which was lovely and we were given earbuds/units to hear the guide clearly as it's extremely busy in the Duomo complex area. Our Guide, Sabrina was excellent and gave us a lot of information both inside and outside of the Duomo. The tour is just the right length and you've got the opportunity to explore a little on your own. Would highly recommend this tour.
Review provided by Viator
Peter_u
Jun 11, 2024
Amazingly knowledgable, enthusiastic, guide of gorgeous art!!! - Our guide was phenomenal. I do not know his name, but he was a middle aged gentleman with amazing enthusiasm, who so obviously loved his topic and knew it very well,. He responded with great insight to questions, and he was one of the most enthusiasm-provoking guides i have ever encountered. Do know that the tour ends up taking three hours (at least with him, and you will learn A LOT about the medieval history of Florence--with smaller kids, for example, I would not recommend this, for they will be bored out of their minds. But for anyone interested in the time these amazing monuments and pieces of art came about--and how they survived until today--this was a marvelous tour. All four the stops on the tour were totally worth it. One more thing: this is a church. Women need to have skirts to below the knees and all people need to have shoulders and midriff covered.
Review provided by Viator
Derrin_b
Jun 1, 2024
Educational - I have been to the Duomo before but this included the Baptistery and Museum something I hadn’t seen before and glad I did. Carmella was an awesome guide.
Review provided by Viator
Jack_g
May 29, 2024
Two Thumbs Up!!! - Seeing the Florence Cathedral for the first time exceeded all my expectations. Our tour guide was a knowledge expert on Florence history. I would highly recommend everyone who visit’s Florence, take this tour.
Review provided by Viator
Gilbert_w
May 28, 2024
Easy Duomo access and great tour - Excellent tour. Having priority access to enter the duomo complex was a huge asset. Our guide was friendly, knowledgeable and informative. Highly recommend!
Review provided by Viator
Roxanne_h
May 28, 2024
A walk (and a climb) through time - We were interested in the current restoration of the Baptistry and learned so much from our guide. She is an art restorationist and her passion for sharing her knowledge made for a memorable experience. Climbing the tower is a must, but not for everyone.
Review provided by Viator
Mgeorge3948
May 23, 2024
Camilla was a fabulous tour guide! - Tour guide Camilla was excellent. With an artistic background, she was truly an expert at telling the group about the history and artistry of the various aspects of this must see complex in Florence. Well worth the cost to have a guided tour.
Review provided by Viator
Catarina_c
Jun 4, 2024
Decent guide, poor communication, too expensive - Guide was good and informative however, bags were not allowed and we were not told in advance, therefore my partner had to go hand in the bag at another location, tour started without him, only after that and going in for they tells us you could only go in once into each building, so my partner lost half of the baptistry tour. Also, bell tower is not whenever you want, you have an assigned time slot, which we did not get to choose. Overall too much money for what it was, still decent guide
Review provided by Viator
Select Date and Tickets
up to 12 guests
1 Adult
September 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Today