How high is that climb?

85 m, about 279 ft, which averages 205 mm per step.

How many steps to the top of Giotto's Campanile?

Steps to the top of Giotto's Campanile

414

Reaching the open terrace at the top of the bell tower, at 85 m · open to climb

The bell tower beside Florence Cathedral is 414 steps to an open terrace, and it is the climb to do if you want a photograph of Brunelleschi's dome rather than a photograph from it. Unlike the dome, it has landings at each stage where you can stop and look out. Giotto designed it and died after the first storey was built; Andrea Pisano and Francesco Talenti finished it. The two climbs are often confused in booking, and the tickets are not interchangeable.

The numbers

Steps: 414
Reaches: the open terrace at the top of the bell tower, at 85 m
Public access: Open to climb
Where: Florence, Italy
Height climbed: 85 m — 279 ft
Average rise per step: 205 mm

What the climb is like

About 25 minutes. Landings at each level make it easier than the dome, and it is far less crowded.

Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

How it compares

Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.

St Paul's Cathedral 528 steps

Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence Cathedral 463 steps

Notre-Dame de Paris towers 422 steps

Giotto's Campanile 414 steps

Sagrada Família towers 400 steps

Torre del Mangia 400 steps

Statue of Liberty (crown) 377 steps

Giotto's Campanile ranks 28 of 56 here by step count.
Structure	Steps	Reaches	Access
St Paul's Cathedral	528	the Golden Gallery at 85 m, the highest point open to visitors	Open to climb
Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence Cathedral	463	the lantern at the top of the dome, at 91 m	Open to climb
Notre-Dame de Paris towers	422	the top of the north and south towers, at 69 m	Restricted — events or permit only
Giotto's Campanile	414	the open terrace at the top of the bell tower, at 85 m	Open to climb
Sagrada Família towers	400	the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift	Restricted — events or permit only
Torre del Mangia	400	the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico	Open to climb
Statue of Liberty (crown)	377	the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal	Restricted — events or permit only

Common questions

How many steps to the top of Giotto's Campanile?: 414, reaching the open terrace at the top of the bell tower, at 85 m.
Can the public climb Giotto's Campanile?: Open to climb. About 25 minutes. Landings at each level make it easier than the dome, and it is far less crowded.
How high is that climb?: 85 m, about 279 ft, which averages 205 mm per step.

Cathedrals and churches All 19 here
How many steps up Leaning Tower of Pisa? 251 steps · open to climb
How many steps up St Peter's Basilica dome? 551 steps · open to climb
How many steps up Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben)? 334 steps · restricted — events or permit only
How many steps up St Paul's Cathedral? 528 steps · open to climb
How many steps up Brunelleschi's Dome, Florence Cathedral? 463 steps · open to climb
How many steps up Notre-Dame de Paris towers? 422 steps · restricted — events or permit only
How many steps up Sagrada Família towers? 400 steps · restricted — events or permit only
How many steps up Cologne Cathedral south tower? 533 steps · open to climb

Sources

Official vendor product documentation — At One Place

How these figures are compiled and checked