Basilica di Santa Croce

About

A huge Franciscan church that holds the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli, with Giotto frescoes.

Good to know

• Dress modestly
• The leather school is behind the church

Nearby while you’re here

Combine Basilica di Santa Croce with Bargello National Museum, Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio and Bardini Gardens for a roughly 5-hour plan around Santa Croce.

Bargello National Museum

~£91h 30m

400 m · 7 min walkAdd: Bargello National Museum

Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio

Free1 hr

500 m · 7 min walkAdd: Mercato di Sant’Ambrogio

Bardini Gardens

~£101h 15m

500 m · 8 min walkAdd: Bardini Gardens

Palazzo Vecchio

~£131h 30m

500 m · 8 min walkAdd: Palazzo Vecchio

Uffizi Gallery

~£223 hrs

600 m · 9 min walkAdd: Uffizi Gallery

Eat and drink nearby

Mercato Centrale

Free1h 15m

1.1 km · 18 min walk

Piazza Santo Spirito

Free1h 30m

1.2 km · 19 min walk

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

• Palazzo del Duomo (Duomo), about 700 m away. Sample listing.
• Hotel Boboli Garden (Pitti), about 1.2 km away. Sample listing.
• Oltrarno Artisan Inn (Oltrarno), about 1.3 km away. Sample listing.