Florence Duomo: Express Guided Tour with Skip-the-Line Access
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494 Ratings
Firenze

Bypass queues with priority entrance passes to the impressive architectural wonder, Florence Duomo. This quick tour allows for efficient use of time as a local guide educates you on the structure’s history and artwork. Observe intricate stained-glass windows, comprehensive frescoes, and the 375-foot high dome adorned with Vasari’s The Last Judgment.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • 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. \n\nIn 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. \n\nAfter 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.\n\n- 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.
What's Included
  • Entry tickets to the Museo della Misericordia
  • No wait access to the Florence Duomo
  • 30-minute guided tour with an expert, English-speaking local guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Dome access [if upgrade option not selected]
Additional Information
  • The Museum closes at 4:00 PM. If you booked a tour at 3:00 PM or 3:30 PM you can visit the museum before your tour (by presenting the voucher at the entrance) or on the following day.
Location
Piazza del Duomo, 19
Piazza del Duomo
Your meeting point is in front of Museo della Misericordia, located in Piazza del Duomo. Your representative will be waiting for you on top of the steps next to the Museum entrance, in front of Giotto’s bell tower, holding a ‘Florence Duomo Guided Tour – City Wonders & AFTOURS sign.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Christina_k
May 31, 2024
It was interesting - Our guide was excellent. She had a lot of energy. We did the simple 30 min tour. We didn’t do the climb. I would say do the climb tour if able.
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Sjdesignnovatonet
May 24, 2024
Good tour, need better microphone! - Our tour guide was very good, though the radio equipment was distorted so not as good an experience as it could have been.
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Sara_a
May 24, 2024
Worth skipping the line for - Our guide was excellent and it was worth it to skip the line. She advised us about going to the Baptistry and Duomo Museum which were great and not at all crowded. Short tour that leaves ample time for more exploration on your own.
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Julie_c
May 23, 2024
If you want info on Duomo do this - Those that want information about the Duomo the tour guide was great. Isabella was so informative and very easy to understand. My only issue is that this was extremely expensive when you can wait in line for 30 minutes and get in for free. So if you eat someone that knows the history and just wants to see inside, don’t pay. It’s too expensive.
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Angela_p
May 30, 2024
Great guide. Beautiful Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - Viviana was a great guide and made the best out of the audio malfunctions. Disappointing of the length of the tour. I was under the understanding that my tour included the option of climbing the cúpula but apparently it didn’t. Anyway, I highly recommend Viviana.
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Rachel_f
May 21, 2024
Disappointing - 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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Sean_d
May 20, 2024
Buyer beware of what you’re actually getting - 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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Janeallen
May 23, 2024
Deceiving, disappointing, unconscionable. - If I could give this zero stars I would. I thought I would have the option to climb the stairs in the Duomo because that is what the tour description offers. However, I did not. I had to buy a separate ticket after this tour ended to visit the Baptistry and Duomo museum. I was not able to climb the Duomo. I felt very angry with Viator about this tour, and also disappointed, because my husband wanted to climb the Duomo and was not able to. I have had other Viator tours go really well. This one is false advertising and I guess I would describe it as a scam, since I did not receive most of what I thought I would with the ticket.
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David_m
May 23, 2024
I felt cheated - None. I felt cheated. The title of the tour is misleading. No duomo. All you get is a less than 30 minute running tour. The guide was very bad. She walked and spoke very very fast, without caring for some seniors that were on the group. Not recommended, as I said, I felt cheated.
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Carol_f
May 20, 2024
Could not find tour with crowds - 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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