Top Florence Religious Tours

Home to masterworks from Botticelli and Michelangelo (including the original 'David' sculpture), the Accademia Gallery in Florence draws significant crowds. That's not a problem on this group tour, however. Beat the crowds with skip-the-line admission, which maximizes your time to explore. Plus, you’ll tour the gallery with a guide—audio headset included—and learn insights about the masterpieces that you'd never get on your own.

See the highlights of Florence without worrying about getting lost on this comprehensive walking tour. Stroll around the historic monuments of Piazza della Republica and Piazza della Signoria, cross the landmark Ponte Vecchio bridge, then admire the opulent Pitti Palace and the legendary Duomo. After browsing the designer boutiques of Via Tornabuoni and the artist’s workshops of lively Oltrarno before heading to the Accademia to view Michelangelo's world-famous David sculpture.

Retrace the steps of Robert Langdon in the Dan Brown novel Inferno on this tour through the City of Lilies. The tour leads participants to many of the landmarks mentioned in the book including the Florence Cathedral, a stunning 19th-century Gothic Revival building. Visit the Baptistry of Saint John and Palazzo Vecchio, the main town hall. Your private guide is by your side the entire time to explain the significance of the sites you visit.

Step inside one of Florence’s spiritual gems with a guided tour of the Santa Maria de Novella church, a Gothic-Renaissance design that’s steeped in centuries of Florentine history. Admire evocative frescoes and devotional sculptures by Giotto, Brunelleschi, and Ghirlandaio that decorate the chapels while a guide explains their meaning and importance. For a sensory treat that combines the feel of a medieval apothecary with the fragrance of luxury Italian perfume, browse elixirs and bath products in the little-known pharmacy tucked within the church walls.

Come and visit the Dome of the Cathedral with this private guided tour, you will have the opportunity to enter without long waits following your guide who will accompany you to the top of the dome, the heart of the city of Florence. You will discover the history of this fascinating monument, which represents the architectural work, created by Brunelleschi, with the most importance in Europe since the Roman era. You will be fascinated by the extraordinary grandeur of the entire Duomo complex and during the visit you will be able to admire the frescoes that are located inside the dome up close and once you reach the top you will be able to enjoy one of the best panoramic views of the Renaissance city. At the end of the guided tour, you will be able to independently explore the other monuments: the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Giotto's Bell Tower, the Baptistery of San Giovanni and the Crypt of Santa Reparata in the following 72 hours (3 days) after the visit of the Dome by Brunelleschi.

Go beyond the guidebook on a private 2-hour tour of the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence. Through illuminating commentary, your guide brings over 500 years of history to life. Learn about the spectacular frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue and much more. The 15th-century Santa Croce also houses impressive memorials for noteworthy Italians such as Michelangelo, Rossini, and Galileo Galilei.

Discover one of the best views in Florence with an exhilarating climb to the top of Giotto’s Bell Tower. A private guide is with you every step of the way. Afterwards, get an up-close look at the famous baptistery doors and original treasures by Michelangelo, Ghiberti, and other masters inside the Opera del Duomo museums.

Ride your own Vespa through Tuscany on this group tour from Florence. A local guide leads the way up through the scenic hills, where you pass the famous Piazzale Michelangelo and the Church of San Miniato al Monte. Afterward, head back to a country estate for a traditional Italian meal to top off your journey.

Florence’s cathedral is the city’s crown jewel and most iconic monument, but its sprawling size and long lines can be discouraging. Skip the lines and enjoy an in-depth look at this vast complex on this private tour. Visit the Duomo from its soaring dome to its ancient crypt (depending on availability, see itinerary below), admire the view from Giotto’s bell tower, marvel at the richly decorated baptistery, and tour the renovated museum.

The Medici Family were the most powerful political dynasty of Florence, ruling the city throughout the Renaissance. Discover the truths, myths, and secrets of the legendary family as you explore the magnificent Basilica of San Lorenzo, the ‘church of the Medici’ on this small-group guided tour. Admire masterpieces by Brunelleschi, Donatello, and Verrocchio, visit the Medici Chapels, and discover Michelangelo's New Sacristy.

Explore the crown jewel of Florence inside and out on this ultimate tour of the Florence Cathedral. Visit the Baptistery and Museum of Opera del Duomo, plus head down to the Santa Reparata Crypt. Learn the history of Brunelleschi's medieval feat of engineering and admire the original baptistery "Doors of Paradise," Michelangelo's "Pieta," other Renaissance relics on a guided tour.

See a different side of Florence on this small-group guided walking tour, as you listen to stories of necromancy and magic. Hear tales such as the arsenic poisoning of an influential intellectual and friend of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and listen to stories of Templars and Cathars in the city, and their cruel forms of punishment.

Discover the history and secrets behind some of Renaissance Italy's most important monuments on a guided, small-group tour of the famous Duomo complex in Florence. Visit St. John’s Baptistery, the Santa Maria del Fiori Cathedral, and the new Opera del Duomo Museum, home to many masterpieces of devotional art.

The Basilica Santa Croce is a must in Florence and this guided tour is highly recommended to get to know it in depth. Everyone loves it on this planet, poetry has been written about it and the most famous artists of all time have left at least one of their works of art there. Here are the tombs of Galileo, Machiavelli and Michelangelo, placed in iconic monuments in the nave of the Great Italians. But not only. We will see the funerary monument dedicated to Dante Alighieri, the tomb of Vittorio Alfieri, sculpted by the neoclassical artist Antonio Canova. Ugo Foscolo also rests here. The 19th-century poet wrote "I Sepolcri", a poem dedicated to the Basilica of Santa Croce and to those who are buried there. We will get lost in the chapels of the largest Franciscan basilica in the world, we will explain the frescoes by Giotto and works by Donatello, we will marvel in the sacristy and in the huge chapel of the Medici family.