Basilica of Santa Croce, built to the design by Arnolfo di Cambio, is the largest Franciscan church in the world. Various illustrious people, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, Rossini, Foscolo and Alfieri, are buried inside. The church is famous for its impressive marble façade, decorated with typical Gothic details, and for the frescoes that adorn its interior, including those by Giotto and his school. Inside there are also works by Donatello (the Annunciation and the Crucifix) and Cimabue's Crucifix, damaged in the 1966 flood of the Arno.
Piazza di Santa Croce, 16
+39 055 2466105
www.santacroceopera.it
Monday to Saturday 09:30 a.m. - 05:30 p.m.; on Sundays and religious holidays 12:30 p.m. - 05:45 p.m.
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Piazza Santa Croce, as we know it today, was created in the 13th century during the reconstruction of the Basilica di Santa Croce ordered by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1295. The square was gradually expande [...]
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Casa Buonarroti is a museum dedicated to the memory of the genius Michelangelo Buonarroti. Located in a palace purchased by Michelangelo himself in the 16th century, the museum exhibits autograph work [...]
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Piazza Pietrapiana. Its name derives from the Ciompi, the wool carders who, in 1378, revolted against the aristocracy in the famous Ciompi Revolt. Today the square is a lively meeting place, with anti [...]
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centre, just a short walk from the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Teatro della Pergola was founded in 1657 by the Immobili. For more than 350 years, it has been one of the iconic theatres in Flor [...]
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Palazzo Pazzi, also known as Palazzo della Congiura, represents one of the greatest examples of Renaissance civil architecture in the city of Florence. Built between 1458 and 1469 by the architect Giu [...]
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Anthropology and Ethnology Museum at the University of Florence is an ethnological museum that preserves and hands down the cultures of the world’s people. Founded in 1869 thanks to the anthropologi [...]
