Florence Cathedral (Duomo) & Brunelleschi's Dome

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore · Cupola del Brunelleschi

463 steps up the dome to a sea of red roofs

⚠ Dome by timed booking only

Hours

Cathedral Mon–Sat 10:15–15:45 (closed to visitors on Sundays and religious feasts). Dome Mon–Fri 8:15–18:45, Sat 8:15–16:30, Sun and holidays 12:45–16:30 (last slots). Dome closed for maintenance 16–20 Nov 2026. All closed 25 Dec, 1 Jan and Easter Sunday

Tickets

Cathedral free. Dome via the Brunelleschi Pass, €30 (ages 7–14 €12, under 7 free), covering dome, bell tower, Baptistery, museum and Santa Reparata for 3 days, with a fixed dome time. Book on duomo.firenze.it

Address

Piazza del Duomo. The dome climb has its own door on the cathedral's north flank (on your left with your back to the Baptistery)

You turn out of a narrow lane and a wall of white, green and pink marble fills the view. The cathedral itself is free, but what most visitors are after is the top of Brunelleschi's red-brick dome, finished six centuries ago. It's 463 steps with no lift. Halfway up you walk a gallery around the inside of the dome, right under Vasari's Last Judgement fresco, then squeeze up a slanting staircase between the two shells of the dome until the city's rooftops open up on every side. You can only climb at the time printed on your ticket, so book as soon as your dates are fixed.