Basilica of Santa Croce
The principal Franciscan church of Florence, built on what was once marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini, which earned it the name Temple of the Italian Glories.
- Where
- Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 43.7685, 11.2627
Get the Basilica of Santa Croce stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Basilica of Santa Croce. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tuscany volume with your photos and a note.
Near Basilica of Santa Croce
Palazzo Vecchio 0.5 km
The fortress-like town hall of Florence, with its tall battlemented tower, looking over Piazza della Signoria. Much of it is now a museum of grand painted halls, and a copy of Michelangelo's David stands at its door.
Piazza della Signoria 0.6 km
The L-shaped square in front of Palazzo Vecchio that has been the political heart of Florence since the days of the Republic. Statues stand everywhere, from the copy of David to the open-air gallery of the Loggia dei Lanzi, and it leads straight into the Uffizi.
Uffizi Gallery 0.6 km
One of the great art museums of the world, in the long U-shaped offices the Medici built beside Piazza della Signoria. It holds the finest collection of Italian Renaissance painting anywhere, from Botticelli's Birth of Venus to works by Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo.
Piazzale Michelangelo 0.6 km
A broad terrace on the hill in the Oltrarno with the most famous view of Florence, across the river to the cathedral dome and the towers. A bronze copy of Michelangelo's David stands in the middle, and the parapet is crowded at sunset.
Florence Cathedral 0.7 km
The cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, begun in 1296 to Arnolfo di Cambio's design and crowned by Brunelleschi's great brick dome. Its walls are faced in white, green and pink marble, and the climb inside the dome rises past frescoes of the Last Judgement to a view over the city.
Ponte Vecchio 0.8 km
A medieval stone bridge over the Arno with shops built along both sides, the only Florence bridge spared in the Second World War. Butchers and tanners once worked here, but the shops have long belonged to jewellers and goldsmiths.
Florence Baptistery 0.8 km
An octagonal church of green and white marble facing the cathedral, dedicated to John the Baptist, the patron saint of Florence. Its gilded bronze east doors by Ghiberti were called the Gates of Paradise by Michelangelo, and its dome is lined with golden mosaics.
Galleria dell'Accademia 1.0 km
The Florence museum that houses Michelangelo's original marble David, standing in a skylit tribune built for him. The same rooms hold his unfinished Prisoners, still half caught in the stone, and paintings by Florentine artists from 1300 to 1600.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tuscany
Questions
Where is Basilica of Santa Croce?
Basilica of Santa Croce is in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Palazzo Vecchio (0.5 km), Piazza della Signoria (0.6 km), Uffizi Gallery (0.6 km).
How do I get the Basilica of Santa Croce stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Basilica of Santa Croce and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tuscany volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Basilica of Santa Croce before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tuscany volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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