Hi,
I'm visiting Florence in early June and will pay a visit to the Duomo. I intend to visit the cathedral as well as climb the dome.
But I'm a little confused about the opening hours: according to the website, the cathedral is open from 10:00 am onwards, whereas the dome opens at 8:30 am.
The official website allows you to buy a ticket to climb the dome but you can only buy a ticket for entry after 10:00am.
My question(s): is the above information correct? IF the dome actually opens at 8:30 (and I assume this means, you can start climbing the dome from 8:30 onwards), why doesn't the site allow you to buy a ticket for an earlier hour? And lastly: what are your thoughts about going really early (as in, 8:30am!) and just wait in line without prebooking a ticket?
Thank you in advance!
I'm visiting Florence in early June and will pay a visit to the Duomo. I intend to visit the cathedral as well as climb the dome.
But I'm a little confused about the opening hours: according to the website, the cathedral is open from 10:00 am onwards, whereas the dome opens at 8:30 am.
The official website allows you to buy a ticket to climb the dome but you can only buy a ticket for entry after 10:00am.
My question(s): is the above information correct? IF the dome actually opens at 8:30 (and I assume this means, you can start climbing the dome from 8:30 onwards), why doesn't the site allow you to buy a ticket for an earlier hour? And lastly: what are your thoughts about going really early (as in, 8:30am!) and just wait in line without prebooking a ticket?
Thank you in advance!