Santa Maria Novella: Entry Ticket + Audio Guide

About this experience

Skip the line at the Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, the highlight of Florence's monastic complex. Once inside, you'll learn the history of the Dominican Order via a high-tech video guide. Tour this fascinating basilica, discover great artwork of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and admire the Cloisters, 15th-century frescoes, and more.With this skip the line ticket you can enter the Santa Maria Novella and whisk yourself back to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The whole time you'll have a high-tech video guide on a handy 7-inch tablet. This guide will help illuminate the basilica's history, architecture, and artworks. This basilica, the first one in Florence, is filled with incredible artwork by some of the greatest contributors to the Renaissance, including the painter Giotto, famed for his unsurpassed craftsmanship. Other highlights include Masaccio's fresco of the , and Domenico Ghirlandaio and Filippino Lippi's late 15th-century fresco cycles. The Italian Gothic architecture of the (Cloister of the Dead) never fails to leave an impression.Pay attention to the 14th-century decorative schemes dating from the Plague in 1348. These dramatic representations of paradise, purgatory, and hell are understandably morbid, given the amount of death that was all around.

Highlights

• Skip the line to the 13th-century Basilica di Santa Maria Novella for a high-tech history lesson with video guide
• Witness incredible frescoes by the likes of Niccolò di Tommaso, Nardo di Cione, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Filippino Lippi
• Immerse yourself in the art of ancient Florence and see the 13th-century tombstones in the Cloisters

What's included

• Multilingual audio guide
• Meeting point host
• Basilica entry ticket
• Basilica entry ticket
• Basilica entry ticket
• Civic Museum entry ticket
• Civic Museum entry ticket
• Civic Museum entry ticket
• Spanish Chapel access
• Spanish Chapel access
• Spanish Chapel access
• Ubriachi Chapel access
• Ubriachi Chapel access
• Ubriachi Chapel access

How to use

1. Show Mobile Ticket
2. Ticketing counter
3. Your booking is confirmed. Final Ticket will be sent to you separately. Please present either mobile or printed Final Ticket for redemption.

What to expect

Step into the heart of the Italian Renaissance at Santa Maria Novella with an engaging audio guide. Admire masterpieces by Botticelli and Brunelleschi, and see Masaccio’s famous Holy Trinity fresco up close. Explore 28 points of interest, from the Green Cloister with Uccello’s frescos to the sacred art of the Spanish Chapel and the Ubriachi Chapel. Along the way, discover old astronomical instruments and capture the beauty of the stained-glass windows.

Things to note

• Strict dress code: shoulders and knees must be covered to enter
• Flash photography and tripods are not permitted
• Opening hours may vary due to religious celebrations
• Keep in mind you need to arrive 10 minutes before start.

Terms & conditions

• The ticket is valid on the selected date.
• Only in combination with: Adult (18+)
• Your admission time can vary up to 30 minutes from your selected timeslot. You will be informed upon arrival
• Collect your video guide by showing your smartphone ticket at the video desk at Piazza della Stazione 4 (Cloister Entrance). From here you can enter the basilica right away