Named after the beautiful Basilica of Santa Croce that overlooks the square, the Piazza Santa Croce is bordered by important buildings that are characterized by protruding planes supported by supports called sporti. Taking center stage and framing the square perfectly, the Basilica Santa Croce is one of the biggest Franciscan churches in Italy and is famous for housing frescoes by Giotto, sculptures of Benedetto da Maiano, and being the burial place of Michelangelo and Galilei. Other notable buildings around the piazza include the 14th century Pazzi Chapel; the Palazzo Cocchi-Serristori; the Palazzo dell’Antella, with its lively façade embellished with allegorical figures, cherubs, foliage, flowers and arabesques; and a monument dedicated to Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi, dating back to 1865.

Piazza Santa Croce, 16, Piazza Santa Croce, 50122, Florence, Italy

Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore - Duomo di Firenze (Florence Cathedral) Il Battistero di San Giovanni (Florence Baptistery) Campanile di Giotto Ponte Vecchio Piazza della Repubblica The Uffizi Gallery Piazza della Signoria Palazzo Vecchio Piazza Santa Croce Piazzale Michelangelo Boboli Garden Palazzo Pitti Basilica di Santa Maria Novella

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