Things to do in Piazza del Duomo, Florence

Florence's main cathedral and its most iconic sight, crowned by a vast self-supporting dome built from about 4 million stones without machines.

"Florence's main cathedral and its most iconic sight, crowned by a vast self-supporting dome built fr"

Centuries older than the cathedral, its interior glitters with 13th-century Byzantine-style mosaics of the Last Judgment. Its bronze doors are copies of Ghiberti's revolutionary Gates of Paradise, which pioneered perspective in art.

"Centuries older than the cathedral, its interior glitters with 13th-century Byzantine-style mosaics "

The cathedral's bell tower, which offers a panoramic view of the city.

"The cathedral's bell tower, which offers a panoramic view of the city."

Florence's religious centre and an unmissable sight. The square holds the cathedral, Giotto's Campanile and the Baptistery.

"Florence's religious centre and an unmissable sight. The square holds the cathedral, Giotto's Campan"

An archaeological crypt located beneath Florence Cathedral.

"An archaeological crypt located beneath Florence Cathedral."

The cathedral museum holds the originals of the cathedral's greatest treasures, including Ghiberti's panels, Donatello's choir balcony and his wooden Mary Magdalene. Its most famous piece is Michelangelo's late Pietà, in which Nicodemus is a self-portrait of the artist.

"The cathedral museum holds the originals of the cathedral's greatest treasures, including Ghiberti's"