The 6 Best Church Audio Tours in Florence

1.Florence Duomo Cathedral with Host & Audio Guide (Interior Only)

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 702 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $7Our pick

Visit Florence’s Duomo with host assistance, an English-speaking guide, and a multilingual audio guide. See Brunelleschi’s Dome and the Last Judgment frescoes from inside the cathedral. Some guides, including Julio, Martina, Marta, and Patricia, are praised for lively explanations. No dome climb is included.

“1 hour of history and scenery was perfect. The guide was knowledge and funny. Enjoyed this time to see the oldest church in Italy.”

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2.Duomo Cathedral Timed Entry Ticket & Audio App

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 472 reviews · 1 day · from $34

Visit Florence’s Duomo complex at your own pace with timed entry to the cathedral, Santa Reparata Crypt, Baptistery, and Opera del Duomo Museum. A multilingual audio app explains the cathedral and Brunelleschi’s Cupola. The ticket does not include climbing the Dome or Giotto’s Bell Tower, and you must pass security.

“Loved not having to wait in the line that wrapped around the back of the cathedral! The audio was great to have and loved listening with my own headphones.”

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3.Duomo Cathedral Hosted Entry with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 452 reviews · 1 hour · from $7

Meet your EU Tours host by the Lindt Chocolate Shop in Piazza del Duomo, then enter Florence Cathedral as a group. An English guide may lead the visit, while other languages use a smartphone audio app. See Vasari’s Last Judgment, Brunelleschi’s dome, stained glass, and marble floors. Dome, bell tower, and crypt access are not included.

“Manuela was very well informed about the cathedral and gave an interesting history while we waited to get in. The cathedral was not busy inside and it was easy to walk round and to see the wonderful painted ceiling.”

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4.Cathedral & Brunelleschi’s Dome Ticket & Audio App

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 148 reviews · 3 days · from $69

Meet your English-speaking host by the Lindt shop near Florence Cathedral, collect your reserved Dome ticket, and climb 463 steps to Brunelleschi’s summit. Your 72-hour pass also covers the cathedral, Baptistery, Giotto’s Bell Tower, Santa Reparata Crypt, and Opera del Duomo Museum. An audio app is included, but bring headphones and download it before arrival.

“Was an overall good experience. We did not have a guide. Forgot to tell my husband to download the Pop Guide 😩 but even with it, (I had it) we could not open the files to access the info. Downloaded later when we were on wifi.”

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5.Best of Santa Maria Novella Basilica: No-Wait Audio Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 4 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Visit Santa Maria Novella Basilica and its cloisters with priority access and an official portable audio guide. In two hours, you’ll see Masaccio’s Trinità, Giotto’s Crucifix, Ghirlandaio’s Tornabuoni Chapel, Botticelli, and Paolo Uccello, with added access to a Florence district guide app.

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6.Giotto’s Bell Tower and Cathedral with Audio Guide App

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 4 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $48

Use an English audio guide app to visit Giotto’s Bell Tower, Florence Cathedral, its crypt, and the Baptistery of St. John. Climb the bell tower for city views, study panels linked to Genesis and works by Andrea Pisano, and explore the Duomo complex at your own pace. No live guide is included.

“The palace is wonderful but the audio guide is unclear both in terms of directions and in terms of clearly linking it to one place. A numbering system would fix this. You WILL lose track and then you don’t know if you are ahead or behind the audio.”

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