Brunelleschi's Dome
Duomo · 60 min
The first slot of the day, booked with the Brunelleschi Pass; it is fixed and cannot be moved. 463 steps, no elevator, and narrow in the last stretch.
€30
Florence · Italy · 3 days
3 days in Florence
Three days in a city you cross on foot in half an hour: the Duomo and the old center, the Uffizi and the Oltrarno with Piazzale Michelangelo at dusk, then David, the San Lorenzo market and Fiesole for sunset. Book three timed slots before you fly.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
- 3 days
- 24 stops
- 7 with a ticket
- from €90 a day
When to go
April, May, late September and October are the months to aim for. July and August pass 95°F (35°C) and the lines stand in the sun; November to March is quiet and often gray, with cheaper rooms and no wait for the dome. Check the Opera del Duomo calendar in November: the dome and the bell tower each close for a week of maintenance.
Where to base yourself
The center between the Duomo and the Arno puts everything within ten minutes but is loud until late. Santa Croce and Sant'Ambrogio for the market and dinners; the Oltrarno (Santo Spirito, San Frediano) for workshops and quieter nights; San Marco or San Lorenzo for the Accademia and the station without the station's hotels.
Getting around
Walk. Nothing in these three days is more than 25 minutes from the Duomo. Buses and the tram take the same €2.00 ticket (90 minutes, €3.00 from the driver); you only need one for Fiesole or Piazzale Michelangelo if you skip the climb. Taxis wait at stands, not on the street.
Day 1
The Duomo and the old center
- FromYour hotel in Santa Croce and Sant'Ambrogio
- 1
- Next door
- 2
Baptistery and the Opera del Duomo Museum
Duomo · 90 min
Same pass, no slot needed. Ghiberti's original Gates of Paradise and Michelangelo's late Pietà are in the museum; the Baptistery mosaics are partly under scaffolding.
- 3 min · walk
- 3
Cathedral nave
Duomo · 30 min
Free, no ticket, security line only. Open to visitors Monday to Saturday and closed Sunday; the bell tower is on your pass too if your legs have another 414 steps.
- 10 min · walk
- 4
Via dei Neri
Centro · 45 min
Schiacciata stuffed to order: All'Antico Vinaio has the line, I' Girone de' Ghiotti across the lane has the same bread without it. Eat on the steps of Piazza della Signoria.
- 3 min · walk
- 5
Palazzo Vecchio
Signoria · 90 min
The Salone dei Cinquecento, the Medici apartments and Dante's death mask. Open until 7 p.m. except Thursday, when it closes at 2 p.m., so swap it with the Baptistery on a Thursday.
€18
- Next door
- 6
Piazza della Signoria to Via de' Tornabuoni
Centro · 75 min
The Loggia dei Lanzi is a free sculpture gallery, and Orsanmichele's niches hold copies with the originals upstairs. Then Via de' Tornabuoni for the palazzi and the windows you cannot afford.
- 7 min · walk
- 7
Aperitivo at Procacci
Tornabuoni · 60 min
A truffle panino the size of a matchbox and a glass of something Tuscan, standing, since 1885. Caffè Gilli on Piazza della Repubblica if you want a seat and a negroni.
- 6 min · walk
- 8
Trattoria Sostanza
Santa Maria Novella · 90 min
Chicken breast in butter (petto di pollo al burro) and the artichoke omelette at shared tables. Book a few days ahead and bring cash; Buca Mario round the corner does a bistecca if Sostanza is full.
Day 2
The Uffizi, the Oltrarno and the view
- FromYour hotel in Santa Croce and Sant'Ambrogio
- 1
Uffizi
Uffizi · 150 min
Book the 8:15 a.m. entry and go straight to the Botticelli rooms before the groups. Closed Monday; €25 on the day and €29 booked ahead, with a €16 ticket from 2026 for entry after 4 p.m..
€29
- 3 min · walk
- 2
Ponte Vecchio
Ponte Vecchio · 30 min
Goldsmiths since the 1590s, with the Vasari Corridor running over the top (reopened, separate Uffizi ticket). Cross it, then cross back on Ponte Santa Trinita for the photograph.
- 4 min · walk
- 3
Santo Spirito and the Oltrarno workshops
Oltrarno · 60 min
Via Maggio for antiques, and Piazza Santo Spirito for the church with the plain façade and Michelangelo's wooden crucifix inside. The Brancacci Chapel at Santa Maria del Carmine is a short walk on and needs a booked slot.
- Next door
- 4
Piazza della Passera
Oltrarno · 75 min
Trattoria 4 Leoni for the pear and taleggio fiocchetti, or Gustapizza on Via Maggio if you want pizza and no bookings. Gelateria della Passera after.
- 9 min · walk
- 5
Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens
Oltrarno · 120 min
The Palatine Gallery for Raphael and Titian hung three deep, then the gardens up to the Kaffeehaus terrace. Pitti is €16 and Boboli €10 (€22 together); the gardens close an hour before dusk and shut the first and last Monday of each month.
€22
- 17 min · walk
- 6
San Niccolò
San Niccolò · 45 min
Out of the gardens and along Via de' Bardi to the quiet end of the Oltrarno: a tower, a few bars, the start of the climb.
- 10 min · walk
- 7
San Miniato al Monte and Piazzale Michelangelo
Piazzale Michelangelo · 90 min
Climb the Rampe from Porta San Niccolò in 15 minutes and go past the Piazzale to San Miniato first, where the monks sing vespers in Gregorian chant at 6:30 p.m.. The church is free and open until 7 p.m.; then back down to the Piazzale for the lights coming on.
- 10 min · walk
- 8
Osteria Antica Mescita San Niccolò
San Niccolò · 90 min
At the bottom of the hill: ribollita, peposo, a carafe of Chianti, no fuss. Il Santo Bevitore on Via di Santo Spirito if you want the smarter room; book it.
Day 3
David, the market, Santa Croce and Fiesole
- FromYour hotel in Santa Croce and Sant'Ambrogio
- 1
Galleria dell'Accademia
San Marco · 75 min
Book the opening slot, because by 10 a.m. the hall in front of David is a crowd. Closed Monday; €20 since February 2026 plus a booking fee.
€20
- 8 min · walk
- 2
Medici Chapels
San Lorenzo · 60 min
Michelangelo's New Sacristy with Night and Day, five minutes from the Accademia, open Tuesday to Sunday. The €38 72-hour ticket covers this, the Accademia and the Bargello.
€11
- 3 min · walk
- 3
San Lorenzo market and the Mercato Centrale
San Lorenzo · 60 min
Leather stalls outside until about 7 p.m., where you can haggle a little. The real market is the iron hall's ground floor, Monday to Saturday until 2 p.m., and the food hall upstairs runs to midnight.
- Next door
- 4
Trattoria Mario
San Lorenzo · 60 min
Lunch only, no bookings, shared tables, closed Sunday; join the line before noon for the pasta of the day and a bistecca by weight. Da Nerbone inside the market does a lampredotto roll if the line is too long.
- 18 min · walk
- 5
Santa Croce
Santa Croce · 90 min
Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli under one roof, Giotto's frescoes in the Bardi chapels and the leather school through the cloister. Open Monday to Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m..
€10
- 6 min · walk
- 6
Bargello
Centro · 75 min
Donatello's bronze David and the Michelangelo room in the old prison, ten minutes back toward the Signoria, on the combined ticket. Open until 6:50 p.m.; skip it and head for Fiesole at 4 p.m. if you would rather have the hills in daylight.
- 4.9 km · transit or taxi
- 7
Fiesole
Fiesole · 120 min
Take bus 7 from Piazza San Marco, 25 to 35 minutes, €2.00 each way. The Roman theater is open until 7 p.m. from April to September (€7), and the view is from the steps of the Franciscan convent above Piazza Mino.
- 4.5 km · transit or taxi
- 8
Trattoria Cibrèo
Sant'Ambrogio · 90 min
Back off the bus and 15 minutes to Sant'Ambrogio: the trattoria side of Cibrèo, no bookings, the yellow pepper soup and whatever the kitchen chose. Il Pizzaiuolo on the same street if the wait is long.
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The practical bits
From the airport
From Florence airport (Peretola), the T2 tram reaches Santa Maria Novella station in about 20 minutes for €2.00; the taxi is a fixed fare of around €25. From Pisa airport, the PisaMover shuttle to Pisa Centrale and a regional train take about an hour and a quarter. From Rome or Milan, high-speed trains arrive at Santa Maria Novella in 90 minutes to two hours.
What a day costs
About €90 to €130 a day per person. Museum tickets run €10 to €30 each and add up fast; a trattoria lunch is €15 to €20, a bistecca dinner for two €60 to €80, and buses are €2.00 a ride.
Where to stay
Got a day to spare?
Worth knowing
- Three things sell out: the dome slot, the Uffizi and the Accademia. Book all three on the official sites (duomo.firenze.it, uffizi.it, galleriaaccademiafirenze.it) and avoid the resellers that charge double.
- Monday closes the Uffizi, the Accademia, Pitti and the Bargello. If a Monday falls in your three days, make it the Duomo day; Palazzo Vecchio and Santa Croce are open too.
- The Brunelleschi Pass is valid three days from the dome slot, so the Baptistery, museum and bell tower can wait for a gap in another day.
- The first Sunday of the month is free at the state museums and the lines are the worst of the year; pay and go another day.
- Florence's tourist tax is paid at the hotel, around €4.50 to €6 a night per person depending on the category, and is rarely included in the online price.
- The dome climb ends at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and starts at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, so put it on a weekday if you can.
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Questions
Is three days enough for Florence?
Yes, at this pace: one booked museum a morning and the rest on foot. A fourth day buys Siena or San Gimignano; a fifth, Lucca and Pisa in one go by train.
Which day works in the rain?
Day 1: the dome climb and the museum are covered, Palazzo Vecchio is indoors and lunch is a roll under an arcade. Swap the Fiesole evening on day 3 for the Bargello and an early dinner, or ask Waystop's Chat for a rain plan and switch to that version of the day.
Do I really need to book the dome?
Yes. The climb has had a mandatory timed slot since March 2025 and there is no walk-up. The slot is tied to the first day of your pass and cannot be changed, so book it for a morning you are sure of.
What about the Firenze Card or the combined tickets?
The €38 72-hour ticket covering the Accademia, Bargello and Medici Chapels pays off on this plan; the Uffizi's own 5-day pass (€40) only makes sense if you add Pitti and Boboli. Buy singles for everything else.
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