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Firenze card (+ reservations) or just individual tickets

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Hello

I am planing to be in Florence on August 12th, 13th and 14th. I want to visit the following museums.
I know I need to make reservations in advance for the Accademia, Uffizi and to climb the duomo:

Accademia
San Marco
Medici Chapels
Duomo Museum
Baptistery
Climb the Duomo
Bargello
Palazzo Vecchio
Ufizzi

I could buy the Accademia, Duomo climb and Uffizi (with reservations) and just buy the other tickets while I am there at the moment I am going to visit. The total will come about 85 Euros, and for sure I will have a spot for the Duomo, OR I could buy the Firenze card (85 Euros) BUT you can't book in advance a reservation for the Duomo climb, only you can reserve in person.

I am really debating what would be my best choice. Is the Firenze card really useful to skip the line at the other museums? is it worth it in this case considering the crowds and the dates I am visiting (middle of August)?. Should I get the Firenze card and hope to get a reservation once I am there? . Am I better of just booking the main three on line and buying tickets for the others?

I would really appreciate your advice.

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Firenze Card gets you discounts on these tickets so there’s that, it’s not all about skipping the line. It’s a bit of an investment in convenience. It allows you to pop into some sights on the fly a bit more. We felt it worked great for us, though we went crazy and saw tons of stuff (maybe because of the pass.) If you’re intent on seeing all those sights and then some, it’s 100% worth it.

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Fabio, there's no absolute answer either way. In your case it looks like you will spend more buying tickets individually but with the pass you are going to run the very real risk of slots for the dome being completely booked by the time you get to Florence. While it's true that the pass will allow a visitor to pop into some museums they otherwise wouldn't visit, your 3-day itinerary is already pretty full PLUS there's some interesting free stuff that you could add if you have time.

It really comes down to a matter of what's most important to you? If you are OK with skipping the dome (you could do the belltower instead) then buy the pass + make the advance reservations for the Uffizi and Accademia.

In case you haven't gotten that far, a head's up that the Uffizi, Accademia and San Marco will be closed as usual on Monday the 13th.

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