I will be spending a week in Rome (with a day trip to Florence) in mid-October. For anyone who has traveled at that time, how necessary are advance tickets. I'm planning on two tours (one for the Colosseum/Forum/Palatine and one for the Vatican) so those tickets will be taken care of. I also am pretty sure I should get advance tickets for the Academia in Florence but am unsure about other tickets (Dumo, Santa Croce, San Lorenzo). Any thoughts on how busy it might be in mid-October? TIA!
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Accademia definitely get advance tickets. I think the Duomo complex can sell out, so it behooves you to book a ticket in advance, no matter what type of ticket you get. You don't need a ticket for Santa Croce, and for San Lorenzo/Medici Chapels, you only need to book in advance for Michaelangelo's hidden room.
In Rome, the Galleria Borghese also requires advance booking.
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The Domus Aurea in Rome requires prebooking. San Clemente may as well, but I don't think you have to worry about early sellouts of full days; you'd probably be safe to check the status of tickets about a week ahead of time.
Since you plan a day trip to Florence, you'll have little timing flexibility and should nail down the necessary tickets early.
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Thanks for the replies. You've confirmed what I was thinking.