You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Great quick VIP experience. Skipped every ridiculously long line we saw. Meeting point conveniently located close to the Duomo. Highly recommend this booking!
Very accommodating guide, detailed explanations of the structures and city once we were on the terraces and dome, and the ticket we were given lasts 72 hours so we were able to gain entry to the museum behind the cathedral, the baptistry and the bell tower at a time that suited us on a different day. Well worth the price, even if it is just to skip the lines!
The possibility to see "secret terrasse", and to be in the top of Bramante cupole.
Our guide did a good job. We should have known about the knee covering, but we had been traveling Italy for the past few weeks and it was not really enforced anywhere else, 9and it was 93 degrees), . It maybe helpful to add a note to your reminder that says something like- "Duomo will enforce dress codes". Just to be even more clear- but I understand this was on us. I also thought the guide would be with us all the way to the top. We got stopped for almost 25 minutes at the first interior balcony. My wife who has trouble at times with heights, was somewhat nauseous with nowhere to look but out and down. The duomo staff wouldn't help. I'm glad she wasn't sick, that would have been bad. But it was certainly an uncomfortable experience. Other than that the tour was as I expected, not great, but not bad. Our guide was good, until she wasn't there anymore.
Our guide (Jacobo) was charming, sympathetic, entertaining and provided clear, useful explanations with a humorous touch.
The climb up the dome was exhilarating! Loved all the info the guide shared
Our tour guide was excellent.Knowledgeable and enthusiastic.
Our guide was genuinely excellent and this was one of the few tours we went on that actually felt "exclusive," we got to go where other people clearly weren't allowed to go. The best way to see the duomo.
Our guide spoke impeccable English and was very knowledgeable and able to answer all of our questions. The views from the top of the Duomo are breathtaking (or perhaps it was the stairs that got us there).
The guides were great! They were very enthusiastic & knowledgeable. Easy to find meeting point with instructions given in confirmation email. Definitely worth the money for the time saved to skip the lines.
Nice small group and expert guide. Answered lots of questions. Knew his subject matter well.
Easy instructions to buy and pick up tickets. Helpful and interesting guide. Obviously skipping the queues is a huge bonus. Nothing can beat a climb up the Dome and the views from the top.
Tour was great, our guide was pleasant and very informative. Access to the terraces was a nice addition. Dome climb was rather difficult for all in our group but more than worth it. Would recommend this tour overall.
Really felt like a VIP and skipped lines and crowds. Our tour guide was great and the views and information were awesome.
The activity was absolutely amazing and worth every penny! The tour guide was fabulous!
Breathtaking tour led by an outstanding guide. The climb of the Duomo was explained fully and clear options provided for those who wanted to climb. Highly recommend this tour.
The tour was very interesting with a lot of pertinent information. The stairs were challenging for a few people but well worth it. The only negative was the interference with the earplug speakers making it difficult to hear the guide at times.
Marta was amazing!! We were fortunate to have her on a previous tour and so happy to see she was out tour for the cathedral as well. She is so knowledgeable and makes the history fun. Very engaging guide and really wants people to enjoy and learn. I would t have gotten up the dome without her encouragement and I appreciate very much the care she took. Thank you, Marta!
The guide was knowledgeable and easy to follow. She didn't rush us up the stairs. She explained every single thing we looked at. Great comprehensive tour.
The historical background of the Florence Cathedral
Explore the Duomo from rare vantage points on its secret terraces — a behind-the-scenes look few visitors ever get.
Inclusions
Skip-the-line entry to Duomo Florence Cathedral
Guided tour of Florence Cathedral
Exclusive entry to Duomo terraces
72-hour pass for Baptistery, Crypt, Opera Museum
Climb Brunelleschi’s Dome (as per option selected)
Early exclusive entry at daybreak (as per option selected)
Small group tour of 10 guests or less (as per option selected)
Exclusions
It was very good as a fast visit we saw everything we needed the guide was very kind and gave us all the details so we were happy
The guide was really knowledgeable and I am convinced she's earned her fees. But unfortunately for clarity, it was not a skip-the-line ticket. There's no ticket needed or fee to enter the cathedral. You just line up early before they open. Had I known there's no entrance and booking needed, I would've just gone by myself and did my own search. I didn't think spending on the experience was necessary.
Guide was amazing. Lovely soft spoken voice, could understand everything she said ..and more importantly could remember everything she said
Guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Tour ended up being an hour and a half. Not upset since we got good value for our money but it did not make much sense that a 30 minute express tour was advertised for 9:30am when they don't even let people into the cathedral until 10:15.
Booked for 11.30 suddenly changed to 12.30 - very inconvenient but we'd paid so stuck! Excellent your guide but like most we assumed ticket included fast entry. Didn't expect long queue to get in!!!
Buying tickets was easy. We went with a small group. While we were waiting in line, the guide gave us an enjoyable, great presentation not only about the Duomo but also about the interesting facts about it. Anna
The guide was excellent, as an architect, she was able to explain Brunelleschi's design and execution of the dome wonderfully.
This is not a skip the line ticket - you are just lining up early with the rest of the crowd. This was my main issue with this tour - they are deceiving the buyer which really soured the experience for me. You are paying for the guided part and that part was so-so. It was 12 euros each and we bought two tickets so it wasn't a huge loss. Overall I would not repeat the tour, I would watch or read about the site myself and just line up on my own.
Your took 45 mins to enter into the Cathedral and we had to join the general public line. Tour guide provided good jnformation. The full tour took more than an hour. For this reason I suggest the word ' Express' from the tour title and description.
Very nice tour, very good guide 👍
Everything went as described when I bought the tickets, the tour guide was very friendly and very competent
An excellent guide, very friendly and very knowledgeable about the history of the Duomo.
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable on all things about the cathedral... fascinating!! THANK YOU!!
Knowledgeable and entertaining guide, strongly recommend:)
Very knowledgeable guide she was a wealth of information on the history of Florence and the duomo
The tour was excellent, informative entertaining. Alex was a great host and guide. Can recommend
Very good guide, knew a lot, was charming.
Valentina was most accommodating and helpful. Tour inside was great.
Alex was very informative and helpful. She even recommended a great restaurant!
Very well run and efficient as well as informative guide. Well done.
Loved the tour. I appreciate the team to have accommodated by dad last minute.
The highlight of my visit was , the information we received from the tour guide and the Cathedral itself .
The tour and the communication that the agency had with us.
Guide ecplained clearly the history of the cathedral and booking was easy on the web.
Interesting and knowledgeable guide
Enter the world’s third-largest cathedral at no charge — and benefit from an audio guide for an enhanced viewing experience
Inclusions
Free entry to Florence Cathedral
Audio guide in Chinese, German, English, French, Italian, and Spanish
Brunelleschi dome access (as per option selected)
Fast-track guided tour of the Cathedral in English (as per option selected)
Exclusions
Live guide
Hotel transfers
You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
The guide, Patricia, was extremely kind and had all the answers. You could tell she really loved the city and Florence's history. The pace and quality of the tour won us over.
Sarah did a wonderful job. She was very engaging and pointed out items you would not find otherwise. Absolutely loved the ease of visiting the David statue. She did was very knowlegable and informative.
Awesome guide interesting and passionate
Excellent, knowledgeable guide with a great sense of humour. Ticketing was well organised. Perfect!
Very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide and explain everything in detail and passionately.
The tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. I learnt so much about Florence. Highly recommend this tour. The queues to get in to see David were very long outside but we got in within 15 minutes.
The tour guide (Eleanora) was incredibly knowledgable and engaging. Pointed us in the direction of a great Negroni also. Highly recommended.
Very informative and enjoyable. I forgot our tour guide's name. I believe that she was Danish. She had such a pleasant disposition and was ready to provide extra, interesting facts when there were delays. My wife's receiver/headset kept cutting out. Our tour guide seamlessly addressed the issue by providing a backup receiver and headset -- with out interrupting the tour. She was amazing. I highly recommend this tour.
I very much enjoyed the guided tour through Florence and the Accademia Galery. It was everything I could have hoped for. Our guide, Enette, joyfully told us loads of interesting and new things about the places we were walking by, and the David was, of course, breathtaking. Seeing it through more experienced eyes, with the help of Enette, made the experience even more special. Thank you!
The whole experience was amazing, would highly recommend this tour as its a great way to see the city and learn about its history.
Our tour guide was lovely, and it was an incredibly hot day....but I knew it would be when I signed up for the tour. I believe that what you focus on expands...so if we keep talking about how hot it is, we'll be that much aware of how hot it is!
Stadtführung wurde mit vielen Stories zum Leben im Mittelalter und der Renaissance bereichert. Unsere Guide erklärte uns die Statuen, erzählte vieles zur Architektur und zu den damaligen Persönlichkeiten. Der Zugang zur Accademia erfolgte ohne lange Wartezeiten.
Our guide Annette was awesome. She was very throuogh and extremely knowledgeable, and well organized. There was a lot of history we learned that we never knew.
Our tour was superb and our tour guide, Annette (I believe that was her name, but she had short silver hair and was Danish, though her English was excellent and from her accent I assumed she was from Manchester), was splendid. Her narrative style was clear and engaging, and she was very audience centered in her approach. She always guided our tour so we were in the shade, for example. She was very friendly and her effortless grasp of Florence's history, culture, art, and architectural style was exceptional. I haven't done a guided tour overseas in many years, and after this experience I'm certain that I'll seek out your tours again the next time I cross the Atlantic.
We loved our guide today she was excellent… Cannot remember her name but I know she's Danish and her English was excellent. She was very detailed in her explanation of the history of the David and everything else. Would definitely go with her again!!
Our train was late from Rome and we missed our reservation, but Headout gave us a future credit for a tour instead of leaving us high and dry. Much appreciated!
Nuestro guía Matt fue fantástico. El recorrido, la historia y la manera que tiene que contarla nos encantó. Muy recomendable! Gracias Matt.
The guide was passionate about the city and caring about the group understanding the history. It was the perfect length and pace for the whole group.
Our tour guide who was Danish was amazing. Could habe listened to her for hours (sorry I forgot her name). Great job
Inclusions
3-hr walking tour of Florence
Expert English or Spanish-speaking guide
Reserved entry to Accademia Gallery
Exploring the exterior of the Duomo Complex and Piazza Della Signoria with Palazzo Vecchio
Exclusions
You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Roberta was absolutely amazing!!! Such a great tour and she is so knowledgeable and made it very interesting. I would highly recommend her!!!
My guide was very thorough and lovely. The explanation of everything was very interesting and I felt her enthusiasm.
We had an amazing tour with Glenda. She was incredibly nice and very informative. She gave us a ton of information about the Duomo, Michelangelo and so many other things we saw. She helped us every step of the way and even ga e us a great recommendation for lunch. We absolutely loved out time in Florence and would highly recommend Headout and Glenda! They made everything super easy!
In a single morning, unlock two Renaissance icons with one exclusive experience.
Inclusions
Early access entry to both David at the Accademia and Brunelleschi's Dome
Small group of up to 15 guests
English-speaking guide
Guided tour of Michelangelo's David and the Accademia Gallery
Guided visit and climb of Brunelleschi’s Dome
72-hour access to the Cathedral, Baptistery, Crypt, and Museum
Exclusions
You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Once I found the meeting site, it was great! (The map coordinates through Headout were WRONG!). Our morning Uffizi guide, Greta, was very knowledgeable. Our afternoon Duomo guide (name?) was hilarious and full of great historical facts.
Fast-track entry to the Duomo and Uffizi with expert insights into Renaissance art.
Inclusions
Guided tour of Uffizi Gallery with skip-the-line entry
Guided tour of Duomo Florence with skip-the-line entry
English speaking guide
Assistance at meeting point
Entry to Museo della Misericordia
Earphones for clear audio
Admission to National Archaeological Museum and Opificio delle Pietre Dure (within 5 days of Uffizi visit)
Exclusions
Join a private guided tour and skip long queues to access Brunelleschi’s Dome in Florence.
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Inclusions
Private tour of Brunelleschi’s Dome with skip-the-line entry
Professional local guide
72-hour access to all the sites within the Duomo Complex, which you can visit independently after the tour.
Radio headsets for groups larger than 6 people
Exclusions
Food And Drinks
Guided tour of the rest of the complex except climbing Brunelleschi's Dome
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The Duomo Florence hidden terraces, opened to the public since 1985, are elevated balconies situated around 32 meters above ground level. Providing intimate views of the Cathedral's architectural details, rose windows, and marble cladding, these terraces also offer panoramic views of the city center, hills, and landmarks like Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's Bell Tower. Once utilized by maintenance workers, the terraces showcase historical artifacts from Brunelleschi's construction workshop. Access requires a guide, and reservations are available for those with mobility challenges.
Accessing the Terraces is contingent on guided tours, not independently. No lift is available, and the climb is not recommended for those with heart conditions, dizziness, or claustrophobia. Bulky bags are not allowed. Gratuity for companions is subject to considerations, and online purchases are encouraged for paying visitors.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the Duomo rooftop is accessible only through exclusive guided tours. Independent access is not available, ensuring a structured and informative experience for visitors.
The Duomo rooftop in Florence is like stepping into a postcard! Navigate the hidden Northern terrace through an intriguing skywalk, unveiling narrow, open-air corridors with centuries of history. You've got this sweeping views of historic landmarks, terracotta rooftops, and the rolling hills. It's not just a rooftop; it's like Florence showing off its best angles.
No, there are no elevators available for accessing the Duomo rooftop. Visitors must climb approximately 463 steps to reach the top.
Individuals with heart conditions or claustrophobia should consult their healthcare provider before climbing to the Duomo Rooftop in Florence. The ascent involves narrow and open-air corridors, numerous steps, and no elevator. Visitors with such conditions should be cautious and consider alternative experiences.
Visitors are not allowed to carry bulky backpacks or bags to the Duomo Rooftop. As an alternative, it is recommended to travel light with smaller bags or purses. Additionally, there are facilities available where visitors can store larger backpacks or belongings securely before proceeding to the rooftop tour. This ensures a comfortable and unrestricted experience during the visi
Yes, it is possible to purchase Duomo Rooftop tours and tickets online. Booking tickets online offers several benefits, including the ability to choose your preferred date and time, skip the line at the ticket counter, and sometimes access discounted prices. Online reservations also provide the convenience of securing your spot in advance, ensuring a smoother and more efficient entry to the Duomo Rooftop experience.
The roof of the Duomo in Florence, officially known as the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, was designed and built by Filippo Brunelleschi. Brunelleschi, an Italian architect and engineer, completed the construction of the massive dome in 1436, employing innovative architectural techniques that contributed to its structural stability and iconic design.
The Northern Terrace Skywalk is a unique feature of the VIP tour, offering an exclusive and captivating experience. As part of the tour, you not only get access to the iconic dome and explore the interior of the Florence Cathedral, but you also have the opportunity to visit the Secret Terrace. This 140-meter long balcony provides unparalleled views of the city, allowing you to gaze down into the Cathedral. The tour encompasses a comprehensive exploration of the Cathedral, from Bandinelli's marble choir to Uccello's clock, providing an exclusive treatment that goes beyond the standard offerings.
While there is no specific dress code for the Duomo rooftop itself, visitors are mandated to dress modestly when exploring the Cathedral and its surroundings. It's recommended to cover shoulders and knees, particularly when entering religious sites like the Florence Cathedral. Additionally, comfortable walking shoes are advisable, as the tour involves navigating through narrow and open-air corridors. While there may not be a specific dress code for the rooftop, respecting general modesty guidelines is recommended.
Access to the Duomo Rooftop is typically organized through guided tours or specific time slots to ensure the safety and enjoyment of visitors. Visitors cannot enter independently at any time. The terraces are usually accessed with a companion or guide, and the visit follows scheduled time slots.
There are no specific age restrictions for accessing the Duomo Rooftop. Visitors of all ages can enjoy the experience. However, it's important to consider the physical demands of climbing stairs, as there is no lift available. Bonus tip: One should assess their own fitness level and comfort with stairs before deciding to join the rooftop tour.
The cancellation policy for Duomo Rooftop tickets allows you to cancel them up to 24 hours before the experience begins, and in such cases, you are eligible for a full refund.
The guided tour of the Duomo Rooftop typically lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes.
