Basilica di San Miniato al Monte

About

A Romanesque church with a marble façade and a mosaic apse, high above the city, where monks chant vespers.

Good to know

• Free entry
• Climb up from Piazzale Michelangelo at dusk

Nearby while you’re here

Combine Basilica di San Miniato al Monte with Giardino delle Rose (Rose Garden), Piazzale Michelangelo and Bardini Gardens for a roughly 4-hour plan around Oltrarno.

Giardino delle Rose (Rose Garden)

Free30 min

300 m · 5 min walkAdd: Giardino delle Rose (Rose Garden)

Piazzale Michelangelo

Free1 hr

400 m · 7 min walkAdd: Piazzale Michelangelo

Bardini Gardens

~£101h 15m

700 m · 11 min walkAdd: Bardini Gardens

Basilica di Santa Croce

~£81 hr

1.1 km · 17 min walkAdd: Basilica di Santa Croce

Uffizi Gallery

~£223 hrs

1.2 km · 19 min walkAdd: Uffizi Gallery

Eat and drink nearby

Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio

Free1 hr

1.2 km · 19 min walk

Oltrarno Artisan Workshops

Free2 hrs

1.6 km · ~11 min by metro/taxi

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Hotel Boboli Garden (Pitti), about 1.3 km away. Sample listing.
• Oltrarno Artisan Inn (Oltrarno), about 1.6 km away. Sample listing.
• Palazzo del Duomo (Duomo), about 1.8 km away. Sample listing.