The 15 Best Palace & Church Visits in Florence

Florence: Palazzo Vecchio Entrance Ticket & Audioguide - Entering from Piazza della Signoria

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,822 reviews · 1 day · from $37Our pick

Review Palazzo Vecchio in Florence with skip-the-line entry, audio or tablet guide, and an optional Arnolfo’s Tower climb.

“Skip the lines are a must and money well spent. Otherwise, plan on spending some serious wait time for the larger venues. As far as the tours themselves, all of our tour guides were very knowledgeable and their English was fine. However, for us the actual live guide was not a make or break, especially for the smaller museums or cathedrals. It would really depend on your specific preferences.”

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Florence: Palazzo Vecchio Guided Tour

2.Palazzo Vecchio Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,260 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $52

Tour Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio with a lively guide, Medici stories, Renaissance art, and the grand Salone dei Cinquecento.

“Steffi was wonderful! Took us through the Palazzo Vecchio with such details! Highly recommend!”

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Florence: Timed Entrance Ticket to San Marco Museum

3.Timed Entrance Ticket to San Marco Museum

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 396 reviews · from $15Best value

Explore Florence’s San Marco Museum with a timed ticket, Fra Angelico frescoes, Savonarola’s cell, and a quiet Dominican convent.

“Yes, the Academia and Uffizi are amazing, and the Duomo and its environs cannot be missed, but this site is incredible!! It was a very emotional visit and it was something I'll always remember.”

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Florence Churches & Palazzos, Skip-the-Line Tickets, Tour Reviews

Florence: Palazzo Vecchio Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

4.Palazzo Vecchio Skip-the-Line Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 349 reviews · 1 hour · from $43

Review of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio skip-the-line ticket, covering Renaissance art, meeting point, audio guide, price, and practical tips.

“avoir les messages en français et surtout les contact en français au téléphone quand il y un problème comme nous avons eu ( annulation de dernière minute de nos billets pour le palais Vecchio)”

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Florence: 1.5-hour Santa Croce Guided Experience

5.1.5-hour Santa Croce Guided Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 254 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $42

Review of Florence’s Santa Croce guided tour, with art, tombs, Giotto frescoes, practical tips, price advice, and what to expect in 90 minutes.

“Guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and sensitive to making sure my group's experience was enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this tour.”

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Palazzo Vecchio guided experience with entrance ticket

6.Palazzo Vecchio guided experience with entrance ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 249 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $64

Review of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio guided tour, with Medici history, art, small groups, entry ticket, price, access tips, and drawbacks.

“Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the Palazzo and gave us a lot of interesting information. Well worth the price.”

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Florence: Santa Croce Church Tour with Entry Ticket

7.Santa Croce Church Tour with Entry Ticket

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 179 reviews · from $54

Tour Florence’s Santa Croce Basilica, see Michelangelo and Galileo’s tombs, admire Giotto and Donatello, and add a Tuscan wine tasting.

“Our guide was EXCEPTIONAL!! She was so knowledgeable, and packed in so much information in what felt like a short time. We could have hours listening to her!! This was our first guided tour and she blew it out of the water. Thank you isn’t enough!!!”

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Florence: Access to the Brancacci Chapel

8.Access to the Brancacci Chapel

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 116 reviews · 50 min · from $36

See Masaccio’s Brancacci Chapel frescoes up close on a 50-minute English tour with cultural mediation in Florence.

“Guide charmande et compétente mais inutilement prolixe pour le peu de temps à disposition. Peu audible sans audioguide.”

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Basilica Santa Croce: Walking Among the Masters of Florence

9.Basilica Santa Croce: Walking Among the Masters of Florence

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 107 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $58Top rated

Explore Santa Croce with a certified guide, from Giotto frescoes and Donatello’s crucifix to the tombs of Florence’s great names.

“PROS - Ou tour guide, Elena, was AWESOME. She had our small group of 4 people and she gave us so much history and background. - She was wonderful and always ready to answer questions. - The Basilica was amazing and the number of famous Italians buried here was mind-blowing Overall a great guided tour and Elena was awesome”

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Palazzo Vecchio 90-Minute Morning Guided Tour

10.Palazzo Vecchio 90-Minute Morning Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 104 reviews · from $138

Explore Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio with a small-group guide, Michelangelo, Medici rooms, Vasari’s Cerca e Trova, and Inferno connections.

“This was a really great tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable but it did not feel like a history lesson. The pace was great and in fact me and my mom were the only ones that signed up that day so we had our own personal guide. I really enjoyed this tour and highly reccomend it.”

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Florence:Palazzo Vecchio Skip-the-line Ticket & Audio Guide

11.Palazzo Vecchio Skip-the-line Ticket & Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 95 reviews · 1 hour · from $41

Review Palazzo Vecchio in Florence with a skip-the-line ticket and audio guide, including Medici halls, Vasari frescoes, and booking tips.

“cadre magnifique, doit être découvert. inadmissible qu'il ne soit pas prévu d’audio en français. ́nous sommes à l'heure de l'informatique. merci.”

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Skip the Line: Santa Croce Basilica Entrance Ticket in Florence

12.Skip the Line: Santa Croce Basilica Entrance Ticket in Florence

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 94 reviews · 1 to 2 hours (approx.) · from $21

Visit Florence’s Santa Croce with skip-the-line admission, famous tombs, Giotto frescoes, cloisters, and the Museo dell’Opera.

“It was very smooth running from start to finish and communication was good and answered all my questions.”

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Small-Group Palazzo Vecchio Secret Passages Tour with Lunch Or “Gelato”

13.Small-Group Palazzo Vecchio Secret Passages Tour with Lunch Or “Gelato”

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 92 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $63

Explore Palazzo Vecchio’s secret passages, Medici rooms, and hidden stairways with a small group, then choose Tuscan lunch or Florentine gelato.

“Meeting instructions not good Missed the tour and now no one gets back to Too my money and ran! Tour operator not responding to any emails”

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Florence: Palazzo Vecchio Ticket & Visit with optional Lunch

14.Palazzo Vecchio Ticket & Visit with optional Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 70 reviews · 1 - 2 hours · from $52

Explore Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, admire Vasari’s frescoes, choose an audio guide or guide, and add a three-course Tuscan lunch.

“O áudio dá informações muito boas de tudo, porém, havia locais sem qq indicação para áudio. Do local, achei um tanto descuidado quanto a limpeza. Mas é lindo e vale muito a pena. Estar com os ingressos comprados é fundamental”

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Florence Palazzo Vecchio Priority Entry Ticket with Host

15.Florence Palazzo Vecchio Priority Entry Ticket with Host

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 70 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $36

Enter Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio with reserved priority access, Renaissance art, Medici rooms, and a phone-based audio guide.

“Get your own directions, the link with the instructions is incorrect and puts you 30 mins out of the way. Tour operator was ok with us going in later, This is self directed. Good place to check out.”

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