Basilica di Santa Croce Florence

Piazza Santa Croce 16, Florence , Tuscany, Italy - Phone: 055 244 619

TravelPod Member ReviewsBasilica di Santa Croce Florence

  • Extraordinary

    5

    heathermarie 11 contributions United States Nov 7, 2011

    So many great memorials here.

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  • necessary to visit

    4

    tcchang0825 0 contribution Hsinchu, Taiwan Jul 21, 2011

    The line is too long and that's the proof of the satisfaction! The relief on the wall is also fascinating.

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  • Wonderful

    5

    heathermarie 11 contributions United States Nov 8, 2006

    Full of memorials to great men

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  • Tombs of famous people

    4

    k0k0m0 2 contributions Argentina Nov 6, 1998

    The building is ok but the place is worth a visit if you want to see the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo or Macchiavelo among others.

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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Basilica di Santa Croce Florence

  • 1

    Walking Tour of Florence

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    After breakfast, we meet our guide, Roberto. He was very impressed with the Italian that Patrick had learned for the trip. In the Piazza del Duomo, we see the Cathedral and also Ghiberti's baptistery doors, famously called the "gates of heaven". We see the Ponte Vecchio, the only bridge not destroyed in WWII, only we didn't get to go on the bridge …

  • 2

    Día soleado a pleno

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    Amaneció con un día soleado a pleno! Nos levantamos con Teresa temprano y nos dirigimos como primera misión a la Galeria degli Uffizi, para evitar las hordas de turistas que allí se juntan.

    La Galería es magnífica y uno de los mejores museos del mundo a mi entender, con obras únicas de Leonardo, Botticelli, Rafael o Miguel Angel. Prá …

  • 3

    Hidden Treasures

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    This morning I woke up with a sore throat. It began during my visit to the Uffuzi and, considering they were regulating the air, I had just assumed it was a dry throat; this morning I realised otherwise as I was hoarse and it felt infected. Seems a mundane point to make in a travel blog but I do so intentionally because it actually leads to a …

  • 4

    The Florence Grand Tour

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    Hello, again, Blogonauts! Gosh, it has been a couple of days since I've slipped behind the wheel of this blogmobile. There's so much ground to cover! So strap yourselves in ... I'm taking you for a fast spin through history's symbolic art pieces that have come to define Florence. Sunday's railway journey from Venice to Florence was notable only in …

  • 5

    The Day of the 3 Davids

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    Friday, July 16, 2010 – Florence

    Began the day very early today. Left by 7am to wait in line at the Galleria dell' Accademia, which is the home of Michelangelo’s David sculpture. While waiting outside, we met a young girl form Duluth, Minnesota, who was traveling around Europe for 7 weeks by herself. She had been to Spain, …

  • 6

    Be a Renaissance man one day

    In the morning, whole morning, we visited the historic city - Firenze! Firenze, Florence in English, was named of flower. Though today Firenze hasn’t become a flower city, the city is still as beautiful as a garden - flower was changed to the buildings! First, we dropped of by Arno, the river across the city. The view was so fantastic! On the …

Related BlogsBasilica di Santa Croce Florence

  • 1

    FLORENCE!!!

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    ... order and summary can be very variable. Before we manage to find the starting point we find ourselves outside the Basilica Di Santa Croce which houses amongst other things Michelangelo's, Galileo Galilee's , Leonardo Bruni (rise of the humanist movement) ...

  • 2

    Day at Firenze

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    ... Factory and a leather factory. After some shopping at the leather factory, we grabbed some lunch and ate it at the Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross). We then went back to the Duomo so I could climb the 467 steps to the top ...

  • 3

    Hidden Treasures

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    ... along and admired the views of the Ponte Vecchio, Vasari Corridor, Ufuzzi Gallery, Museum of Science and Technology and the Basilica di Santa Croce. Although it would have been quicker to drive, or even utilise the public transport system, to miss all ...

  • 4

    Florence - the heart and soul of the Renaissance

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    ... Florentines buried there. I want to check out the tombs of Michelangelo by Vasari and Galileo Galilei among others. Basilica di Santa Croce We get inside the grand and lavishly decorated church, and find that the floor is covered with ...

  • 5

    Service with a scowl.

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    ... the Jewish ghetto which was a very quaint part of town.  After, we went to Piazza del Mercato Centro so we could see Basilica di Santa Croce.  Of course, my mom wanted to go inside.  €6 per person to enter wasn't so bad so we ...

  • 6

    Our tour of Florence

    ... shocks to stop pigeons and other birds from sitting on them and soiling them. We wandered to another cathedral called the Basilica di Santa Croce which is the principal and largest Franciscan church in the whole world. The church also is also known ...

  • 7

    Florence and Tuscany- Mama Mia

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    ... time. We also saw the Florence Duomo and baptistery.  Very beautiful and detailed church.  We also toured the Basilica di Santa Croce.  This is where the tombs of  Michelangelo and Galileo are, along with many other tombs.  ...

  • 8

    Gory Religous Art and Gallileo's Tomb

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    ... , astronomiae, philosophial”. We also pay our respects to Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) who was buried here. Basilica Di Santa Croce (Holy Cross). Brochures states: “The community of the Franciscan Friar Minor is glad to welcome you in ...

  • 9

    Florence and Michaelangelo

    ... Maria del Fiore, the Plazza della Signoria with various famous statues and Piazza Santa Croce in front of the Basilica di Santa Croce.  The streets of old Florence are narrow and many of the houses are old and rather shabby on the outside.  We ...

  • 10

    Florence

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    ... , a common feature in Italian Gothic. The floor of the church was laid in marble tiles in the 16th century. The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church in Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman ...