I remember in Spain last year a lot of places were a free admission. Not so here, although the exception is the Belvedere Fort which we saw after climbing the hill yesterday. Getting tickets is an art form. I have used the internet ahead of the trip to prepay and receive some tickets. A lot of people queue to buy a ticket. But if you are in the know there is a government ticket window which will sell you a ticket to anywhere and there was not a single person bothering to use it. We got tickets to Uffizi gallery and the queues there were horrendous. We walked straight in.
The other trick is the sectioning. We also got a ticket to Palazzo Vecchio Museum. This does not let you up the tower that is extra. It does not let you in the basement where they are excavating Roman ruins, that is extra and all with separate tickets. The wait inside the tower was 1 hr with no water. Apparently large people are dissuaded to go but some do anyway and cause issues. We said no thanks. We have climbed two church domes and the outside of one steeple on this trip so we were good.
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| Duomo Tower and Dome |
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