Things to do in Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

Had an excellent time on our tour. The sites that we saw were so beautiful. definitely worth the time to see a little bit of Tuscany. We were able to climb the leaning tower of Pisa and the view was amazing.

The tour guide was very friendly, highly knowledgeable, and spoke English very well. She also gave us some great insider tips.

The e-voucher provided by the Klook platform cannot be used directly. The organizer will send the tickets via email the day before your visit, so please be sure to check your email attachments! Large backpacks and handbags are not allowed inside the cathedral. You must first deposit your luggage at the storage area located to the left-rear exterior of the Florence Cathedral, using your ticket for entry (the staff were very kind, asking if we needed to carry water and even thoughtfully provided a museum shopping bag for our water bottles). While entry to the cathedral itself is free, access to the crypt area in the basement requires a ticket. We highly recommend visiting the crypt area and museum for friends who appreciate architecture and history!

I booked the 9:40 AM tour for Saturday, but the church opens at 10:15 AM, and there was a very long line to get in. This was not mentioned when I booked, and the tour ended much later than the 1 hour stated in the itinerary. The guide was a friendly Italian lady who was very knowledgeable and attentive to every member of the group.

our tour guide was so passionate about Florence and the artists, she gave us a lot of valuable information on the history of what we were seeing. we did the tour on a Sunday so we couldn’t actually go in the Duomo, that is one thing that I regret booking this on a Sunday but it did tell me that at the time of booking and with our schedule that was the only day we had available.