Climb the Dome, Own the View: Duomo Complex Tour Pass
Overview
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Skip the line and dive into Florence’s Duomo Complex—the heart of the Renaissance.
This small-group guided tour isn’t sightseeing. It’s fire.
The Baptistery blinds with Medici gold. The Museum unleashes Michelangelo’s fury. The Cathedral façade roars with Dante’s Florence. Every stop hits like a scene you thought you knew but never lived.
Then the choice:
⚡ Express — the teaser. Fast, sharp, shocking. Baptistery + Museum + façade. No filler. Adrenaline only.
⭐ Giotto Tower — the thriller. After the tour, the climb begins. Steps pound like war drums. Legs burn, lungs scream, Florence detonates beneath you.
‼️ Brunelleschi’s Dome — the finale. The forbidden climb. Reserved slot. 463 steps of sweat and obsession. And then—your moment at the top. Florence explodes 360° around you. More epic than any movie, more brutal than any test.
This isn’t sightseeing. This is survival. This is glory.
⚠️ Dome spots are brutally scarce. Once they’re gone—they’re gone.
Book now. Regret forever.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Not suitable for people affected by claustophobia and vertigo
Backpacks are not allowed anywhere during the tour
Shoulder and knees must be covered
Express Option - takes 2h - no climbs
Museum is closed each Tuesday of the month - Cathedral and crypt will be covered instead
Giotto Tower Option - takes 2h + 1h for the climb.
Brunelleschi's Dome Option - takes 2h + 1h for the climb.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Duomo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore
Face the façade that shook a city. Marble giants, Gothic lines, Dante’s Florence carved in stone. Your guide pulls the drama out of every detail.
Museo Dell'opera Del Duomo
Step inside the Opera Museum. Michelangelo’s unfinished Pietà stares back at you. Ghiberti’s Gates of Paradise blaze with gold. Every room, a Renaissance punch.
What‘s Included
Small-group tour (max 15 travelers) → private, intense, no crowds
Local expert guide → stories, secrets, Renaissance drama
Cathedral interior & Crypt (anytime within 3 days, self-guided) → included with all options
Headsets for groups larger than 5 → so you don’t miss a word
⚡ 2-hour guided tour → Baptistery (inside), Opera del Duomo Museum, Cathedral façade (outside)
‼️Brunelleschi’s Dome climb (reserved slot, scheduled at the end) → only with Dome option
⭐ Giotto’s Bell Tower climb (anytime within 3 days) → included with Dome or Tower option
Guide inside the cathedral/crypt and during Brunelleschi's Dome and Giotto's tower climbing.
Gratuities
Options
⭐ Giotto Tower
NO DOME CLIMB
Duration: 3 hours: Guided Baptistery, Museum & façade + Giotto Tower climb. Steps burn, views detonate Florence.
⚡ Express (No Climb)
Duration: 2 hours: Baptistery, Museum & façade—fast, sharp, shocking. A lightning hit of Renaissance fire.
‼️ Brunelleschi’s Dome
Duration: 3 hours: Guided Baptistery, Museum & façade + reserved Dome climb. 463 steps to your moment at the top.
Reviews
76 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour!
Brenda M,,Dec 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide, Michael, did a great job giving us a tour of the Duomo and Baptistry. The history and architecture were covered very well and brought to life with the aide of the museum tour. Unfortunately we were unable to do the dome climb due to a holiday but that was not the fault of the company. We did climb the bell tower with beautiful views of the city.
A total flop
973jeffreyp,,Dec 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00A total flop. Our guide and our tickets would not let us enter the first part of the tour, the Baptistry. Which if we would have gotten in was full of scaffolding. We were not allowed INTO THE DUOMO. It would seem that the tour providers would be aware of seasonal services and note exceptions. A refund will be requested.
Kiwis in Italy
kirstentW3356DD,,Dec 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Museum visit Our guide was a lovely guy, very informative and knowledgeable. So much history. We also went up the Bell tower, loved this
Very good experience
d2pdx,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ivano was our tour guide. He was a wealth of knowledge. He shared so much history about Florence and the building of the Duomo. I strongly recommend this tour if you're interested in history, art and architecture. We did not climb-up the tower.
Tour cancelled. Got notice 2 hours before 😡
francicoc870,,Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00tour was cancelled and I got notice the very same day. I am not happy. I had to reorganize my day. Hope they make the refund soon. It is incredible they don't have replacement guides.
Thank you Moses
Karmen B,,Nov 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Moses was very informative and friendly. Wonderful tour. We really enjoyed it, Thank you so much Moses!
AVOID AT ALL COSTS - SCAM
John F,,Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00AVOID AT ALL COSTS. Walks in town is the tour company. Advertised as a 3 hour walking tour and the main tour was 8:15 am until 9:40am. Climb the DOME they had scheduled at 10:15….wrong. Actually tickets were 10:30. Guide ended the tour by lining us up at 9:40 am and then when he realized he was 50 min early he came back from verifying with ticket line scanners and said go get a coffee and someone will come get the radios. WOW. GUIDE: So Mario had limited information. At one point he just started reading from the museum walls and when he forgot would turn back. The tour included • Cathedral and Duomo exterior • Baptistery • Museum • Reserved climb to the Dome Inside the Baptistery all he did was read from the wall and then slowly walked in a circle repeating what he read. MUSEUM: at one point he rushed two tour participant’s out of the museum. We didn’t even see the entire experience. That’s because he thought the climb was earlier. The museum had 2 videos. We watched those. Nothing else was done. CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER TOUR: good luck with working with walks in town. After the first call where they said they would contact no phone calls were returned. They then would only Tex. Then they said the tour guide told them he finished at 10:15. Hahahah. I have cafe receipts from 10am. People in the tour were Shocked. The tour was $258 dollars. They offered $80 which was unacceptable for a refund. Then they proceeded to argue only thru tex. Needless to say the experience was HORRIBLE. BOOK ONLY THU VIATOR and avoid trip advisor and for god sake avoid any tour with walks in town. We have had 8 tours in Florence and Rome. By far the worst guide, information and service. Your advertisement is a joke. SCAM SCAM
Duomo climb to the top
TRACY H,,Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Beautiful experience!!! I can’t remember our tour guide’s name, but she was excellent!! She was patient and took time to answer all of our questions! PLEASE NOTE—-walking to the top of the duomo is NOT for the faint of heart!!🤣. But so worth it to see the views! Also note, try and get to the front of the group (they take about 50 at a time), and once you get to the top, you have a limited amount of time you can spend up there (maybe 30 minutes). And, if your toward the back of the group, you will have less time because it takes a little longer to get to top because people stop while climbing (to catch their breath). And when you get almost to the top, you’re pretty much climbing vertically, like a ladder, and pulling yourself up. NOT EASY!! And VERY tight space, I’m 5’ 10” and had to duck a lot. Also, if you’re a bigger person, you might not fit. People were a lot smaller 300 years ago🤣. But, again….so worth it! Beautiful at the top!!
Wonderful views of Florence - not to be missed.
P1129RHbernadettep,,Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour and Francesca has amazing knowledge of architecture and history. Thank you Francesca it was brilliant. Climb to the dome was hard but totally worth it.
A must do! We had an...
Joseph G,,Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00A must do! We had an excellent, born and raised local with a ton of knowledge and history. She was very personable and easy going pace for the whole tour. Followed with the finale of the Duomo Climb with a full 360 city view. Well worth the physical efforts to get to the view points.
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