To make the most of your time in Florence, come along on a combined guided tour that includes exploring the fascinating Piazza del Duomo, ascending to the top of Florence's Dome for a bird's-eye view of the entire city, and a guided walking tour of the Florence city.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• Florence’s must-see attractions: Combo Tours with Duomo Complex & Walking Tour • See an admirable creation of art by Filippo Brunelleschi • A passionate and art-lover local guide • Enjoy a spectacular view of the city • Learn from a professional guide who will show you the city's hidden treasures
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔  Entry ticket to the Cathedral (Duomo)
✔  Entry ticket to Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
✔  Guided tour of St. John's Baptistery (interior)
✔  Guided city walking tour
✔  Official certified guide
✔  Entry ticket to St. John's Baptistery
✔  Entry ticket to Giotto's Bell Tower
✔  Pre-timed reserved tickets to climb Brunelleschi's Dome on your own
✔  Guided tour of Opera del Duomo Museum
✔  Radio system to hear the guide
✔  Entry ticket to Santa Reparata
✖  Food and drinks
✖  Transportation to/from attractions
✖  Hotel pick-up and drop off
✖  Guided tour to Brunelleschi's Dome (Cupola)
✖  Guided tour to Florence Cathedral
✖  Guided tour to Giotto's Bell Tower
✖  Guided tour to Santa Reparata
✖  Entrance tickets to the attractions of the walking tour
Departure & Return
Departure:  ,

Walking Tour Meeting Point - The tour will operate at 17.00 as mentioned on the vouchers. Please be present in front of the Hard Rock Cafe Firenze (Via dei Brunelleschi, Piazza della Repubblica, 1, 50123 Firenze FI)

Return: End right where it started.
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Itinerary
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Explore the key landmarks on this comprehensive tour of the Duomo Complex in Florence. This tour gives you the opportunity to fully explore all elements of the Duomo Complex. Once you've met with our guide, the guide will take you on a tour of the Piazza del Duomo and explain to you about the fascinating religious center. After seeing the Duomo from all sides of the square you will access the octagonal Baptistery of St. John in Florence. The guide will show you that the Baptistery is renowned for its magnificent golden mosaic ceiling and striking bronze doors famously called the Gates of Paradise.

Duration:  45 minutes

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Later you will visit the magnificent Duomo Museum in Florence. The museum houses over 700 Middle-Age and Renaissance masterpieces, including Michelangelo's Pietà Bandini. It also has incredible masterpieces like the gates of the Baptistery, Donatello’s sculptures, and the original dome’s wooden scaffoldings. The guide will also show you some of the most famous works of art done by Michelangelo and Donatello. As your tour comes to a halt, your guide will drop you off at the entrance to the Cupola Dome a showstopper but the only way to see the inside of the dome up close and enjoy the extraordinary view of Florence is to climb its 463 steps (there is no elevator).

Duration:  45 minutes

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Cupola which was designed and built by Filippo Brunelleschi has tight corridors to climb your way up (and down). This is because the workmen who built the cathedral for maintenance were never thought of as being open to the public. On the dome's interior, you can admire Giorgio Vasari's frescoes of the Last Judgment (1572-9) on your way up to the top Look down and on the base, just above the drum, you'll see that Baccio D'Angelo began adding a balcony in 1507 and how one of the eight sides was unfinished, and to this day the other seven sides remain rough brick! Once you climb to the top of the Cupola, you will be enchanted by the panoramic view of the Florence city in front of your eyes. After you visit the Cupola with your pre-reserved timed ticket, you have the chance to also visit the interior of the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, and Santa Reparata and to climb Giotto's Bell Tower at your own pace and time.
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From the point of the meeting, the guide will give you an insight of the history of this Renaissance city and how this incredible cultural movement of the Renaissance transformed not only Florence but eventually the rest of Europe. The guide will start off with Piazza Della Republica, the main square of Florence that marks the center of the City. After a little talk of history & the changes of Piazza Republica since its origin, you will walk straight to the marvelous piece of art, the Piazza Della Duomo. A showstopper of Filippo Brunelleschi, Giotto, Arnolfo & Francesco Talenti.

Duration:  15 minutes

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Walk passing the Duomo Square the guide will lead you straight through the old buildings and some of the historical landmarks of Florence to Palazzo Vecchio, where the David’s’ sculpture (the original is in the Galleria dell'Accademia) by Michelangelo is placed outside the Palazzo Vecchio as a symbol of the Republic's defiance of the tyrannical Medici.

Duration:  15 minutes

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Afterward, as you walk past the Palazzo Vecchio, the guide will explain you about the Uffizi Gallery, one of the greatest museums of the world, and then you will reach the most famous old bridge of Florence known as “Ponte Vecchio”.

Duration:  15 minutes

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Your next stop is Palazzo Pitti, the enormous palace of Florence's largest architectural monuments of Filippo Brunelleschi and the household of Pitti Family, later of the Medici’s’.

Duration:  30 minutes

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Florence Finally, the guide will talk you through the artists, architects, thinkers, and political figures who led to the Renaissance and were born on the fertile soil in and around Florence, within the same century. The tour takes about one and a half hours, enough time to help you understand the uniqueness and beauty of Florence city.

Duration:  15 minutes

Additional info
•  Suitable for all physical fitness levels
•  Confirmation will be received at the time of booking
•  No elevators or pets allowed
•  Please note that the guided tour does not include the Brunelleschi's Dome(Cupola), you can climb the Brunelleschi's Dome on your own (Pre-reserved ticket time) after the guided tour ends
•  With your timed-reserved tickets, you can climb the Cupola Dome 30 minutes after the guided tour ends
•  After the first validation, the ticket is valid for 72 hours: you can use it to visit locations listed on your own time (Giotto's Bell Tower and Santa Reparata)
•  The recommended duration for the visit to the Brunelleschi's Dome is approximately 45 - 60 minutes
•  The recommended duration for the visit to Giotto’s Bell Tower is approximately 45 minutes
•  The recommended duration for the visit to the Baptistery is approximately 30 minutes
•  The recommended duration for the visit to the Santa Reparata is approximately 30 minutes
•  Appropriate clothing for a place of worship is required: access with bare legs and shoulders, and wearing sandals, hats, or sunglasses is not permitted. You may be refused entry to the Baptistery and Cathedral if you fail to comply with the cathedral's dress requirements
•  Suitcases, backpacks, parcels, containers, and large and medium-sized bags are not permitted inside the Dome(Cupola)
•  Umbrellas, canes (when not used to assist walking), tripods for cameras, and film cameras are not permitted inside the Dome
•  Knives, scissors, and metal tools that could be dangerous for people and the exhibited works are not permitted inside the Dome
•  The Walking Tour is subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
•  Please note that the walking tour will only be conducted from the outside of each attraction mentioned in the itinerary
•  Please note that the tour requires a minimum number of guests to run
•  Please note that if you arrive after the tour start time you will not be able to join and will not be refunded or have your tour rescheduled
•  There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet the requirements. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
•  The customers choosing the Duomo Complex guided tour at 09.45, or 11.15, during the Summer Season join the walking tour at 17.00
•  The customers choosing the Duomo Complex guided tour at 15.00 during the Summer Season join the walking tour at 10.00
•  The customers choosing the Duomo Complex guided tour at 09.45 am or 11.15 am, during the Winter Season, join the walking tour at 15.00
•  Not recommended for participants with back problems, physically not fit to climb steps, suffering from vertigo, claustrophobia, or heart problems, and pregnant women
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