Basilica di Santa Croce Religious Sights

Franciscan Basilica
Piazza Santa Croce, 16
Florence,
50122
Italy
Phone No. +39 055 246 6105
Fax No. +39 055 246 6105
Visit Websitehttp://www.santacroce.firenze...
E mailinfo@operadisantacroce.it
Transport Options:
Train Available: ATAF 12, 13, 23, B, C

Overview

The construction of the Basilica of Santa Croce began in 1294. Giotto's frescoes in the chapels at the head of the transept are considered to be some of the finest examples of 14th century painting, while the 19th-century architect Niccolò Matas is responsible for the church's distinctive green and white marble façade. The church contains the tombs of the intellectual, artistic and religious figures from Italy's past, including Michelangelo, Machiavelli, Gioacchino Rossini, Galileo and Ugo Foscolo. Although exiled from Florence and buried in Ravenna, Dante, father of the Italian language, is honored with a cenotaph.