Small Group Florence Cathedral Guided Tour with Priority Access
Florence, Italy
- 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Gain insights you'd miss if you explored the Florence Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore) on your own, with a guided tour that takes you straight to the building's top historical, religious, and architectural highlights. For sweeping views of the city below, upgrade to climb to the top of Brunelleschi’s Dome—an engineering marvel in its own right.
- Headsets mean you don’t miss a word of the guide’s commentary
- Explore the Cathedral Complex at your leisure with an included 3-day pass
- Go beyond the guidebooks with insider info from your local guide
- Guarantee your visit by prebooking your tour
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Reserved entry to the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo)
- Guided tour of 30 minutes in a small group (maximum 25 people)
- Headphones for larger groups
- Entrance tickets to the Museum of the Misericordia di Firenze
- Preferential route reserved exclusively for our group to access the area located below the Dome
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Piazza del Duomo, 19, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
DUOMO SQUARE, N.19/20 - FLORENCE You guide will wait for you in front of "Misericordia" Museum
End point
- Cathedral of Santa Maria del FiorePiazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy
The tour will end inside the Duomo of Florence, so you can explore it at your own pace even when the guided tour is over
Itinerary
1
Piazza San Giovanni
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
3
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
5 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Entrance to the Cathedral of Florence requires an appropriate dress code. Please make sure your shoulders and knees are covered
- It is strictly forbidden to bring large bags or luggage inside the Duomo
- Due to security controls at the entrance of the Cathedral, waiting times may be longer for access to the Duomo
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 25 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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It’s a short and sweet tour of the church, which is all you need. Guide was very knowledgeable. Recommend if you want to learn about what you are looking at.
The inside was not as expected considering the wait some people had. The outside is more amazing and the guide was not as good as expected.
It’s a short experience and a little chaotic at meeting point I would just get entry ticket that’s skips queue and not bother with guide
Our guide Sylvia explained the history and symbolism of the art in the Accademia and the Uffizi giving us a tour rich in context. It was also a pleasure to skip the long lines. We even stopped for coffee and pastry during our walk between the two museums.
It was a nice experience to hear some of the history of the cathedral. The guide started late due to 2 people not showing up on time. Would have been nice for the other 12+ waiting to just get going.
Our guide was knowledgeable and covered the history of the duo o quickly. Obviously skip the line is an important feature of this and worth it. However we should have know that you are NOT ABLE to go to the Baptistry on this ticket. It must be bought separately. A lot was discussed on the tour about the baptistry yet you couldn’t see it. I would have happily paid more for a tour that included but wasn’t aware of this detail.
The church is beautiful! Our guide shared how they built the church and all of the history behind the construction! Our guide spoke slowly which was much appreciated!
I don't want to deter anyone away from taking this tour because I am sure it is not like this every time, but our experience was not the best. It was easy to find the group outside of the duomo, but we did not receive a headphone set, so it was very difficult for us to hear our already quiet tour guide. On top of that, I struggled to understand the guides' english. The great thing is that we completely bypassed the long line outside.
I wish this experience was better. We had a lot to do in Florence so we wanted to do a quick tour but my goshhhh it wasn’t worth it. The lady was very sweet but barely spoke any English for an English speaking tour. Very difficult to understand. Also didn’t give us mics or headphones so not only could we barely understand her, we also never heard much. It was boring and unexciting. The group was sadly miserable. Many of us slowly left at the end because no one understood. Waste of time
Fast and convinient. The line of people waiting to go inside was very long but we skipped the line instantly with our guide. Explained and gave us some of the important history of this Church and about Florence. Highly recommend.
It was a little difficult to understand the tour guide due to her heavy accent and the static in the ear pieces. But it was well worth it to skip the long line!
It was super easy to find the meeting point. Our tour guide was amazing, unfortunately I can’t remember her name. She was very knowledgeable. The priority entrance was very nice. We came during peak season and we still didn’t have to wait. The ticket comes with entrance to the museum which gives you a great view of the duomo/piazza. Very worth it!
Great tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable. She took us through the basilica and pointed out the architecture and paintings.
Very informational on the history of the cathedral. Our guide was very knowledgable in the history of the cathedral
Skip the line is so worth it — and the short tour really gave so much color and history to everything you see inside. It is the perfect way to immerse yourself in the history and take in the beauty. Once the short tour is over you’re welcome to continue walking around as you please.
Quick, informative, and just right for our short stay in Florence. Our guide was friendly and wonderful!
Our guide was very knowledgeable. She answered all the questions she was ask with no hesitation. We all loved learning from her.
Great value. Saw so much Florence art all in part of a day. Enjoyed the museum experience as well as the sites around the city.
Its perfect- fast entry and a well curated tour where you get all details in a nutshell! Can highly recommend
Buyer please be advised, that way you do not run into the same displeasure that my wife and I did. Nowhere, when purchasing tickets, does it indicate that there is a dress code. It is very hot outside and my wife was unable to participate because she was wearing a short rumper. In addition, we arrived 35 minutes before the activity, even though it indicated to arrive 20 minutes before, and at no point, did the ticket attendant advise us that my wife required to change clothing. Had we been told, with the ample amount of time we arrived, we could have walked quickly to our hotel room and changed. We do not care about the money, we care about the experience we missed out on. Is not an everyday thing that one comes to Florence to experience and live its rich history. I give it a 1 star review because of this. PLEASE COVER UP if you want to partake in such an activity.
Great experience , interesting and informative . The tour started on time , there were no hiccups and overall I had a very good experience
Although it said head sets would be used they were not based on the size of the group. This was a silly reason and resulted in it being impossible to hear the tour guide. So I do not understand the logic.
This tour was done with out headphones as it was indeed a small group. Steph' was great and explain it all very well.
Veronica was knowledgeable and engaging! Her excitement about the Cathedral made the experience even better!
Tour was prompt starting on time and a small group as described. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable - and we gained access to the Duomo very quickly and easily. However, most in the group could not hear her and, after being informed of this, she did not speak up to ensure the group could hear the information she was providing. I understand that voices must be low in the cathedral but this was also an issue outdoors and audio headsets seemed common on other tours.
Wonderful quick tour. Our guide was very nice and we learned a lot. Nice to skip the line and met nice people. The cathedral is wonderful.
The tour was highly overpriced for being just a tour of the cathedral with no option to climb the duomo as advertised. Not only was the climb not included, but we couldn’t even buy an optional upgrade because the duomo climb was sold out until next week. I could have booked that in advance but the title of this tour made it seem like it included the duomo climb too or at least an optional add on. I contacted both Viator and the tour operator about this and both parties were less than helpful.
Had an emergency, needed to cancel or at least postponed the event. Was 20 hours before event. Only Offered 30% discount on another event
Enthusiastic guide with lots of stories. Skipping the long line was great. A lot of interesting information.
The only positive about the tour was getting the skip the line. It was a hot day and the queue was very long, so my mom and I were thankful to be able to skip. Other that that, it wasn't good. I feel so bad saying this, but the language skills of our guide were just not what they needed to be. We could hardly understand anything she was saying. You could tell she was really struggling. Even the photos she was showing on the iPad were super blurry. We had no idea what she was talking about around 90% of the time. I read so many other good reviews about this company so I think it all comes down to who your guide is that day.
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