The part of your trip that changes — prices, hours, tickets, and where to eat right now — kept current so your book never goes stale.
Last updated: August 1, 2026
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Tickets & Reservations
Prices and rules change. Use the links below to check with the official sources. Book the timed ones the moment your dates are set.
- Duomo complex (Brunelleschi Pass): Official ticketing & pass info (Brunelleschi Pass includes timed dome entry):
https://tickets.duomo.firenze.it/ - Plus visitor info: https://duomo.firenze.it/en/41/plan-your-visit
- Uffizi Gallery — timed entry essential
Official tickets (timed slots required):
https://www.uffizi.it/en/tickets - https://tickets.uffizi.it/
- Accademia (David) — timed entry
Official timed-entry tickets:
https://www.galleriaaccademia.it/en/tickets/
(Alternative official channel via CoopCulture: https://tickets.uffizi.it/ — select Accademia) - FirenzeCard — worth it only for art-heavy pace; skip-the-line, but Uffizi/Accademia still need reserved slot; Duomo not included.
Official card info & where it works:
https://www.firenzecard.it/en - Leaning Tower climb — optional; the square is free. Official Opera della Primaziale Pisana tickets
- Vasari Corridor — one-way, timed, booked with the Uffizi. Official Uffizi Vasari Corridor info & tickets
Where to Eat, by Town
The book gives you the rules for choosing; here’s the current shortlist, kept honest as places open and close.
- Florence — Duomo & central: Restaurants near the Duomo (map)
- Florence — Santa Croce: Restaurants in Santa Croce (map)
- Florence — San Lorenzo & Mercato Centrale: Restaurants around San Lorenzo & Mercato Centrale (map)
- Florence — Oltrarno & Santo Spirito: Restaurants in Oltrarno & Santo Spirito (map)
- Siena: Restaurants in Siena (map)
- San Gimignano: Restaurants in San Gimignano (map)
- Lucca: Restaurants in Lucca (map)
- Pisa: Restaurants in Pisa (map)
Getting Around
- Florence ⇄ Siena — the direct 131R coach beats the train. Autolinee Toscane (131R coach) — routes & tickets
- Florence → Lucca and Lucca ⇄ Pisa — regional trains. Trenitalia — regional train times & tickets
- Airport transfers & the Rome Leonardo Express. Trenitalia Leonardo Express (Rome airport)
- eSIM / staying connected. [LINK]
Calendars & Closures
The dates that move every year, in one place.
- Siena Palio (July 2 & August 16) and Contrada events
- Sagre — village food festivals, summer into autumn
- Puccini opera calendar (Lucca / Torre del Lago)
- Siena cathedral floor-opening weeks
- Current restorations & temporary closures
More From Tuscan Dream Vacation
If this trip is coming together, these go with it.
- Pack Light & Smart [LINK]
- One Day in Florence — the narrative edition [LINK]
- The Tuscany Travel Journal [LINK]
- YouTube: walk-throughs for each day [LINK]
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