Church
Basilica of Santa Croce
453 locals recommend,
Location
16 Piazza di Santa Croce
Firenze, Toscana
Tips from locals
SANTA CROCE BASILICA: in the homonymous square, it is the largest Franciscan church in the world and a prestigious symbol of Florence. It was the place of the greatest artists, theologians, religious, men of letters, humanists and politicians who determined the identity of the city. The basilica is considered the Pantheon of the illustrious Italians: it holds countless graves including that of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Galileo Galilei, Ugo Foscolo and Gioacchino Rossi (remember: Dante Alighieri's tomb is in Ravenna, Emila Romagna, the city where he died in 1321).
SANTA CROCE BASILICA: in the homonymous square, it is the largest Franciscan church in the world and a prestigious symbol of Florence. It was the place of the greatest artists, theologians, religious, men of letters, humanists and politicians who determined the identity of the city. The basilica is…
It is the main Franciscan church in Florence and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is the burial place of some of the most illustrious Italians, such as Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli, the poet Foscolo, the philosopher Gentile and the composer Rossini, thus it is known also as the Temple of the Italian Glories (Tempio dell'Itale Glorie).
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