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The 15 Best Florence Duomo and Architecture Tours

24 tours  ·  from $4 a head

The cathedral complex is five sites on one ticket and the dome climb is booked to the minute. The 15 below sort the passes, the guided visits and the terrace climbs by price, by what is included and by how many steps are involved.

Florence: Brunelleschi's Dome Climb Entry Ticket & Duomo - Meeting the host beside Florence Cathedral
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Florence: Brunelleschi’s Dome Climb Entry Ticket & Duomo

1.Florence: Brunelleschi’s Dome Climb Entry Ticket & Duomo

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,815 reviews · 3 days · from $53Our pick

Meet an English-speaking host by the Lindt shop beside Florence Cathedral, collect your timed Dome ticket, and climb 463 steps through tight stairways to the frescoed summit. Your pass also covers the cathedral, crypt, baptistery, museum, and Giotto’s Bell Tower for three days, with audio-guide access through the POP GUIDE app.

“The dome climb is completely worth it! It was nice to go early before the streets were too crowded. The city is beautiful in the morning!”

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Florence: Brunelleschi’s Dome Reserved Entry Ticket & Duomo - Santa Reparata crypt and the Cathedral interior
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Florence: Brunelleschi’s Dome Reserved Entry Ticket & Duomo

2.Florence: Brunelleschi’s Dome Reserved Entry Ticket & Duomo

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,216 reviews · 3 days · from $57

Reserve your timed climb of Brunelleschi’s Dome, then visit Florence Cathedral, the Baptistery, crypt, museum, and Bell Tower over three calendar days. You’ll climb 463 steps without an elevator, use a multilingual mobile audio guide, and receive digital tickets by WhatsApp, iMessage, or email.

“Highly recommend this experience! We did the 0815 dome climb and it was nice and cool during the day. The guide messaged us the day before with tickets via what’s up. Getting in was a breeze and I love how the pass is good for 3 days to see everything else! The views are amazing and recommend!”

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Florence Skip-the-Line Duomo Tour with Guide & Brunelleschi Dome - The Opera del Duomo Museum in 45 minutes
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Florence Skip-the-Line Duomo Tour with Guide & Brunelleschi Dome

3.Florence Skip-the-Line Duomo Tour with Guide & Brunelleschi Dome

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,176 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $143Top rated

Explore Florence’s Duomo Museum, cathedral, private terraces, and Brunelleschi’s Dome with an English-speaking guide. You’ll climb 463 steps through tight passages to reach the cupola and its wide city views. Guides have included Helena, Brian, Christina, Aurora, Viola, and Guido.

“When visiting Florence you have to visit the Duomo! And there is no better tour than this!! Elena was our tour host and we can’t say enough nice things about her! She was knowledgeable, funny, interesting and very passionate about this beautiful city and, of course, the Duomo! The view of the frescoed dome and the sweeping city scape were amazing!! The lines to get in were tremendous - it was worth the price to skip the hours we would have spent waiting! Plus, we wouldn’t have gotten so much great information from Elena!! Loved this day!!”

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Florence: Duomo Area Tour and Brunelleschi Dome Climb Ticket - The outdoor tour around Piazza del Duomo
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Florence: Duomo Area Tour and Brunelleschi Dome Climb Ticket

4.Florence: Duomo Area Tour and Brunelleschi Dome Climb Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,169 reviews · from $69

Learn the story of Florence’s Duomo, Baptistery, and Giotto’s Bell Tower with an English-speaking guide in a group of up to six. Then climb Brunelleschi’s Dome on your own with a timed entry, and use the ticket for three days to visit the museum, crypt, Baptistery, and bell tower.

“The climb was a bit of a challenge, but we’re glad we did it. It was worth is for the view!”

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Florence in a Day: David, Cathedral & City Highlights Guided Tour - Walking from the Accademia to the Duomo
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Florence in a Day: David, Cathedral & City Highlights Guided Tour

5.Florence in a Day: David, Cathedral & City Highlights Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 947 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $131

Spend three hours with an English-speaking guide exploring Florence’s essential sights. You’ll see Michelangelo’s David, the Duomo complex, Baptistery, Uffizi exterior, and Ponte Vecchio. Afternoon tours enter the cathedral, while an optional Giotto’s Bell Tower climb adds superb city views.

“The tour was very high level and I was hoping to get more of an insider’s perspective of the city and the landmarks that we saw.”

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Florence: David, Cathedral & City Highlights Guided Tour - Michelangelo’s David at the Accademia
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Florence: David, Cathedral & City Highlights Guided Tour

6.Florence: David, Cathedral & City Highlights Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 471 reviews · 3 hours · from $128

Meet your English-speaking guide at Piazza San Marco for a compact Florence tour covering the Accademia, David, Duomo complex, Baptistery, Opera del Duomo Museum, Piazza della Signoria, and Ponte Vecchio. Afternoon tours include cathedral entry. Add Giotto’s Bell Tower for city views, but check your ticket details carefully.

“A fantastic experience overall. Our guide explained the history of Michelangelo’s David and the Duomo with great passion, which made everything come alive. The skip-the-line entry saved so much time, and the Dome climb, although challenging, rewarded us with one of the best views in Florence. Very well organized and truly memorable.”

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Cooking Art Brunelleschi with Unlimited Wine - Three pasta shapes, three different skills
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Cooking Art Brunelleschi with Unlimited Wine

7.Cooking Art Brunelleschi with Unlimited Wine

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 448 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $35

In a medieval tower on Via de’ Bardi, you’ll spend about three hours making ravioli, tortelli, and pappardelle from scratch. Chefs such as Valentino, Andrea, Arturo, Eduardo, and Giordano guide the work, then serve your pasta with Tuscan sauces, wine, and soft drinks.

“Valentino was great! Funny and inclusive of everyone, he corrected us when we went wrong but he was such a great teacher we didn’t go far off the mark. The place the cooking class is in was beautiful as well.”

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Cooking Art Brunelleschi - The pasta lesson, step by step
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Cooking Art Brunelleschi

8.Cooking Art Brunelleschi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 356 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $39

In central Florence, you’ll make ravioli, tortelli, and pappardelle from scratch inside a 1200s medieval tower near Brunelleschi’s Dome. Chefs such as Lorenzo, Valentino, Eno, and Arturo guide the class, with sauces, lunch, Tuscan wine, and soft drinks included.

“Chef Victoria was fantastic. We loved her detail and her enthusiasm in showing us the recipes and how to cook the sauces and pastas. Thank you so much to Chef Victoria for a fantastic class!”

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Experience Florence’s Art and Architecture on a Walking Tour - Piazza della Repubblica reveals Roman Florence
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Experience Florence’s Art and Architecture on a Walking Tour

9.Experience Florence’s Art and Architecture on a Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 318 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes (approx.) · from $3Best value

Start at Santa Maria Novella at 10:30 am and walk Florence’s historic center with guides such as Ludi, Natalia, and Ludovica. In about 2 hours 15 minutes, you’ll see the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria, Santa Croce, and lesser-known details such as Florence’s wine windows.

“Speaks English perfectly. Very informative tour with all the main points of interest plus some hidden extras like the ‘Wine Windows’! And great value for a very small fee and tip.”

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Brunelleschi's Dome and Cathedral Complex Reserved Ticket - The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
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Brunelleschi’s Dome and Cathedral Complex Reserved Ticket

10.Brunelleschi’s Dome and Cathedral Complex Reserved Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 195 reviews · 1 to 3 days (approx.) · from $83

You receive a timed reservation for Brunelleschi’s Dome climb plus a 72-hour pass for Florence’s cathedral, crypt, baptistery, bell tower, and Duomo Museum. This is self-guided, with ticket help from John or Ion by message, and the dome climb is a serious workout.

“Excellent experience Not an easy walk up, the stairs are small in places and angled sometimes very weird for some people. HOWEVER, it is well worth it: There is a certain connection you develop with other climbers and the feeling is awesome when you reach the top. Many places to stop and rest along. I would definitely recommend doing it. The dome is covered i side by a beautiful and frightening painting which is worth seeing up close.”

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Florence: Climbing Tour of Brunelleschi’s Dome - Meeting near the cathedral entrance
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Florence: Climbing Tour of Brunelleschi’s Dome

11.Florence: Climbing Tour of Brunelleschi’s Dome

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 191 reviews

Meet your English-speaking coordinator by the Lindt shop, learn about Florence Cathedral and Brunelleschi’s daring design, then climb 463 steps to the dome’s summit. The guide does not climb with you, but explains the art and engineering beforehand. Expect a demanding ascent, close views of the fresco, and wide city views.

“Anna was great! Easy to meet up outside the chocolate store. Waited in line for a few minutes but Anna shared some history before we got in. whole tour to the top and down took about an hour and a half. Very awesome views, was worth the steps and you get to see the inside of the cathedral and the dome at a few points during the climb up. We didn’t do the other sections since we were short on time but highly recommend the Dome climb if also short on time.”

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Florence: Duomo Tour with Brunelleschi’s Dome Climb & Access - The Baptistery, where Florence looks upward
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Florence: Duomo Tour with Brunelleschi’s Dome Climb & Access

12.Florence: Duomo Tour with Brunelleschi’s Dome Climb & Access

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 161 reviews

Explore Florence’s Duomo complex with an English-speaking guide, including the Baptistery, Cathedral exterior, and Opera del Duomo Museum. Then climb Brunelleschi’s Dome independently for sweeping city views. Your pass also covers the Cathedral, crypt, and Giotto’s Bell Tower for three days.

“Our guide Anastasia was excellent. Really enjoyed the history of the Duomo outside and she really brought this to life with her tour in the Baptistry and the magnificent museum. The climb was not for the faint hearted but worth the effort. Would recommend”

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Florence: Cathedral & Brunelleschi's Dome Ticket & Audio App - Why your timed entry matters
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Florence: Cathedral & Brunelleschi’s Dome Ticket & Audio App

13.Florence: Cathedral & Brunelleschi’s Dome Ticket & Audio App

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 148 reviews · 3 days · from $69

Meet a host by the Lindt shop near the Cathedral’s Dome entrance, collect your reserved Dome ticket, and climb 463 steps for Florence views. Your 72-hour pass also covers the Bell Tower, Baptistery, Cathedral, Santa Reparata Crypt, and Opera del Duomo Museum. Use the POP GUIDE app in five languages.

“Was an overall good experience. We did not have a guide. Forgot to tell my husband to download the Pop Guide 😩 but even with it, (I had it) we could not open the files to access the info. Downloaded later when we were on wifi.”

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Florence Skyline from the Top of Brunelleschi's Dome - What happens around Piazza del Duomo
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Florence Skyline from the Top of Brunelleschi’s Dome

14.Florence Skyline from the Top of Brunelleschi’s Dome

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 99 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $106

Explore Florence’s Duomo area with a local guide, then climb Brunelleschi’s Dome independently. Your pass also covers the cathedral, baptistery, Opera del Duomo Museum, and Giotto’s Bell Tower for 72 hours. Guides including Claudio and Maurizio are praised for clear, lively explanations.

“Great guide , very knowledgeable and fun group. Overall, amazing walk through of the city up until the climb to the Duomo at sunset.”

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Historical Guided Tour of Florence's Iconic Cathedral - Meeting at Via de’ Pucci and entering the cathedral
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Historical Guided Tour of Florence’s Iconic Cathedral

15.Historical Guided Tour of Florence’s Iconic Cathedral

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 88 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $10

Join a licensed English-speaking guide for a one-hour visit inside Florence’s Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Hear about Brunelleschi’s dome, Vasari’s Last Judgment, and the cathedral’s art with an audio headset. This option does not include the Brunelleschi Dome climb.

“Incredible views from the top. This tour is not for the fainthearted. Many steps and if you’re afraid of heights or claustrophobic do not go. Otherwise amazing views from all sides. It was quite an experience.”

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