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Florence Reservations with Firenze card?

Hi Everyone,
We are going to Florence in May and will purchase the Firenze card. I noticed that at the galleria Accademia the website states a pre-booking is required even if you have purchased the card in order to gain priority access. I was tempted to think that once I bought the card we were good to go and could just show up at all of the sites and have no issues with entrance but this information has me questioning that assumption. Do you know if there are several sites where a reservation or pre-booking is needed, even with the Firenze card? (We will not climb the dome). We are planning to visit the following:

Galleria dell'Accademia
Museum of San Marco (Fra Angelico).
Medici Chapels (Michelangelo)
Basilica of San Lorenzo.
Baptistery, Duomo interior
Duomo (will not climb dome)
Bargello National Museum
Galileo Science Museum
Uffizi Gallery
Duomo Museum
Cappella Brancacci
Pitti Palace
Church of Santa Maria Novella

Also, would you recommend making reservations each night for dinner or is it possible to walk in? We will be visiting in late May. Thank you!

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Aside from the duomo's dome, the Accademia is the only museum which requires a reservation if using the Firenzecard. This is also a very recent change!

http://www.galleriaaccademiafirenze.beniculturali.it/eventi/1/131/notice-firenze-card-possessors/

While the card allows you to skip ticket lines, it doesn't not allow skipping of security queues but no one can skip those anyway. :O) Not all museums will have a dedicated queue for the card. For instance, this is how you use it at the duomo complex:

http://firenzecard.it/index.php?option=com_eventifc3&view=vistas&task=viewplace&idplace=77&tipo=musei&lang=en
"For the visit to Baptistery, Dome, Bell Tower, Crypt and Opera del Duomo Museum you have to go to the ticket office in Piazza San Giovanni 7, you have to show your Firenzecard and to collect the free ticket to put in the automatic turnstiles."

Posted by
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Since you will have the kids with you, if you plan on eating earlier no. If after eight yes.