I will be in Florence on a Saturday in July and I want to make sure I get to both the Cathedral, climb the dome, and get to spend s decent amount of time in Uffizi. Any suggestions as to how that can be made to work? I will be there on the Sunday as well but it will be the free Sunday of the month so I don't think I would want to venture to the Uffizi on the Sunday. Are there skip the line options?
Any suggestions?
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The cathedral should be easy. Just look up the cathedral website and see when mass times are. Then, just go in when there is no mass. Cathedral is free. Dome - climb the dome either first thing in morning or late in day. (After 4 pm.). To buy ticket for dome - go to "square" in front of dome. Stand on North side of baptistery and look out toward the businesses lining the square. Look for biglietteria sign which means tickets. Follow the sign down a corridor to ticket booth. You can check dome times here as well. Uffizi - reserve a ticket one month in advance or more. Plan on 2 hours more or less depending on interest in art. Get into the reserved tickets line. Game plan - do Dome climb before 8:30 am. Then, relax and cruise around cathedral and baptistery. Look out for mass times. Visit Florence and get gelato. Then, with reserved tickets - go to Uffizi at 3 pm..