Florence Cathedral Priority Entrance: Close-up View of the Frescoes

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Del Duomo

   15min

   Meet your licensed tour guide in Piazza Duomo at n. 19/20 (just outside the “Sagrato della Misericordia”) and enjoy a detailed explanation of the glorious cathedral and of its past and the present before making your way towards the privileged, side entrance that will allow you to skip all the lines and access the Duomo Cathedral directly without any wait.

2. 2

   Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

   30min

   Listen to your guide give you a thorough explanation about one of the largest churches in the world, dedicated to the Virgin of the Flower as a reference to the lily, the symbol of the city. Find out how the numerous different styles encountered in the building bear witness to the changes of society over the long period of time elapsed between its foundation and its completion. Then, walk towards the end of the left aisle and get to marvel at the exclusive close-up view of the magnificent, world-famous Brunelleschi’s cupola from a point of view that not a lot of people normally get the chance to admire these frescoes that represent the Last Judgement. This experience is bound to leave you speechless, admire this 3600-mq pictorial cycle painted by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari, two of the most renowned artists of the 16th Century.

Before you go

Location