Basilica of Santa Croce Guided Tours

Florence calls it the Temple of the Italian Glories. Get fast-track entry to see exactly why.

• Everything you get: Skip the ticket queue and enter Santa Croce at any time within its opening hours. Explore the basilica, Medici and Pazzi Chapels, cloisters, crypt, and Opera Museum — taking in Giotto's frescoes, Donatello's sculptures, and the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
• Why choose this: Florence has a habit of charging you twice — once to get in, again to see the best parts. Santa Croce doesn't. Pre-book, skip the line, and the entire complex with its 16 chapels, 3 cloisters, 4000+ pieces of art, and 250 tombs is yours for one flat fee.

Inclusions #

• Fast-track entry to the Basilica of Santa Croce

• Access to Pazzi, Bardi and Peruzzi chapels

• Access to tombs

• Access to Refectory Museum (Cimabue's Cruxifix)

Exclusions #

• Live guide

• Audio guide

• Hotel transfers

• Meals

What's not allowed

• Pets, except service animals

Accessibility

• The basilica is wheelchair accessible.

Additional information

• The average user takes about 50 minutes to tour the basilica independently, but visitors can stay for as long as they like till the closing time i.e. 5:30pm.
• Since this is an active place of worship, visitors must dress respectfully before entry. Shoulders and knees must be covered.

See the art at the Uffizi. Meet the artists at Santa Croce. One ticket connects both these sites, just 500m apart.

• Everything you get at Uffizi Gallery: Enter the gallery at your chosen time slot. See Botticelli's Birth of Venus, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, and Raphael, across 90+ rooms. Explore at your own pace.
• Everything you get at Basilica Santa Croce: Skip-the-line entry to the full complex — basilica, Pazzi Chapel, Medici Chapel, cloisters, crypt, and Opera Museum. See Giotto's frescoes, Donatello's sculptures, and the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
• Why choose this: Florence made these figures immortal twice: first through their art, then through their tombs. This ticket takes you to both moments.

Inclusions #

• Skip-the-line entry to Basilica Santa Croce

• Timed entry to Uffizi Gallery

Exclusions #

• Guides at either attractions

• Transfers

What to bring

• Valid photo ID for entry to both the Uffizi Gallery and Basilica di Santa Croce.
• Your printed or digital voucher for each site. The confirmation email is not the entry ticket for either venue; check your final voucher for redemption instructions.

What's not allowed

• Bare shoulders and knees are not permitted inside Basilica di Santa Croce. The church is an active place of worship, so a lightweight cover-up is sufficient.
• Large bags and backpacks must be deposited at the cloakroom at the Uffizi Gallery before entering.

Accessibility

• The Uffizi Gallery is wheelchair accessible via lifts throughout the building.
• At Basilica di Santa Croce, wheelchair users and visitors with reduced mobility can enter via a ramp on the north side at Largo Bargellini. A raised platform at the cloister exit onto Piazza Santa Croce provides an additional access point. Admission for visitors with disabilities and one accompanying carer is free of charge and requires no advance booking.
• Note that the chapels in the transept, the Novitiate Corridor, and the Sacristy at Santa Croce are on a raised level accessible only via steps and cannot be reached by wheelchair.

Additional information

• A multilingual audio guide is available to rent inside Basilica di Santa Croce in five languages. This is not included in your ticket and is paid separately at the venue.
• Security screening is mandatory at the Uffizi Gallery regardless of ticket type — factor in additional time at the entrance.