Most bookedDuomo Tour with Brunelleschi's Dome Climb
Two guided hours in the Baptistery and museum, then a held slot on the dome. The 463-step climb itself is on your own.
Dome climb: Held slot, self-guided
Eight ways to visit Santa Maria del Fiore, sorted by what you actually get: a guide plus a dome slot, the slot alone, or a visit without the climb. Each one has its own page with what it covers and what guests say.
A guided visit of the complex, then your held slot on the dome. The climb itself is on your own.
Most bookedTwo guided hours in the Baptistery and museum, then a held slot on the dome. The 463-step climb itself is on your own.
Dome climb: Held slot, self-guided
Top ratedA guided hour in the Opera museum, then the dome climb with a 72-hour pass. Guests report the guide climbs with the group.
Dome climb: Included, guide climbs (guests report)
Short and sharpHalf an hour inside the cathedral with a guide, then the dome at your own pace. Baptistery, bell tower and museum on the ticket.
Dome climb: Included, at your own pace
Terraces + domeDavid at the Accademia, the cathedral, the north terrace with a guide, then the dome on your own. One morning, all booked.
Dome climb: Held slot, self-guided above the terrace
A held slot and the 3-day pass, no guide. For dates the official calendar shows sold out.
Ticket onlyTicket only: a timed dome slot and the 3-day complex pass, no guide. Worth it only when the official calendar is sold out.
Dome climb: Timed slot, self-guided
The free cathedral explained, or the bell tower instead of the dome.
Lowest priceThe cheapest guided option: 40 minutes on the square and 45 inside the free cathedral. No dome, bell tower or museum tickets.
Dome climb: Not included
Bell towerA guided hour round the complex and the crypt, then 414 steps up Giotto's bell tower with the Giotto Pass. No dome.
Dome climb: Not included: bell tower, 414 steps
Michelangelo's David and the old town, on a separate morning.
Cross-sellDavid at the Accademia, the cathedral and the old town on foot, ending at Ponte Vecchio. A separate morning; no dome climb.
Dome climb: Not on the base option