Indeed, Brunelleschi’s life seemed to have been one long apprenticeship for building the dome of unequaled beauty, usefulness, honor, and power that Florence yearned for. The original gilded ...

the Baptistery and the Campanile – Florence’s spiritual heart. The Duomo is worth visiting for the sheer size of the place and to climb inside Brunelleschi’s Dome (another 463 steps).

Explore Italy's most beautiful cities of Florence ... including the Baptistery with its zodiac floor marble slab and Brunelleschi’s magnificent Duomo itself. There will be free time for lunch ...

Designed by Brunelleschi, this cathedral is the tallest monument in Florence. This is the Campanile tower atop the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, in Piazza del Duomo. Ascend the 414 steps to ...