We will be in Siena for a day on May 26th which happens to be a Sunday. Duomo is open to the visitors only from 1:30pm- 5pm. Do I need to buy the tickets in advance? Are Sundays very crowded?
We can possibly plan the visit first thing on Monday morning too before we head to Florence but I would very much like to do it on Sunday itself.
Appreciate the help.
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Shom,
We spent 4 days in Siena last year, and loved it. See the link below, for tickets to the Siena Cathedral Complex. It's not just the cathedral. I can't remember what day of the week we visited...it may have been a multi-day ticket. The Cathedral itself was busy, but the Baptistry was not.
https://operaduomo.siena.it/
Siena is lovely.
Posted by
Miami
338 posts
I went twice and both times the line to buy tickets was short, maybe 5 minutes. Both times there was a line to go into the cathedral but it was flowing so really no wait. The one place with a wait, maybe 20 minutes or so, was to go up the observation deck in the unfinished facade. The wait is definitely worth it for great views of Siena.
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Wyckoff, NJ, USA
7943 posts
Technically May is shoulder season, but when we were in Siena in June or July, there was no way to get cathedral tickets unless you had a sort of whole-town ticket bought in advance. There was a long line opposite the cathedral for cancellations or something like that, but we could not spare an hour to wait in the sun. In this age of increased tourism I would assume there is a nasty line.
Note that there are only a few weeks a year that the cathedral floor is uncovered for viewing, but it sounds like you have no choice for your visit day.