The Basilica Santa Croce is a must in Florence and this guided tour is highly recommended to get to know it in depth.
Everyone loves it on this planet, poetry has been written about it and the most famous artists of all time have left at least one of their works of art there.
Here are the tombs of Galileo, Machiavelli and Michelangelo, placed in iconic monuments in the nave of the Great Italians.
But not only. We will see the funerary monument dedicated to Dante Alighieri, the tomb of Vittorio Alfieri, sculpted by the neoclassical artist Antonio Canova.
Ugo Foscolo also rests here. The 19th-century poet wrote "I Sepolcri", a poem dedicated to the Basilica of Santa Croce and to those who are buried there.
We will get lost in the chapels of the largest Franciscan basilica in the world, we will explain the frescoes by Giotto and works by Donatello, we will marvel in the sacristy and in the huge chapel of the Medici family.
What's included
Local authorized guide
Ticket entrance
What to expect
Piazza di Santa Croce
15m
This square takes shape at the end of the thirteenth century, when the Basilica of Santa Croce, of the Franciscan Order, was rebuilt from scratch (1295), designed by Arnolfo di Cambio, and incorporated into the last walls of Arnolfo
Basilica of Santa Croce
1h 30m · Admission ticket included
«But more blessed than in a temple welcomed / Serbi l'Itale glorie» The basilica of Santa Croce in the homonymous square in Florence, is one of the largest Franciscan churches and one of the greatest Gothic buildings in Italy, and has the rank of minor basilica.
Cappella Pazzi
15m · Admission ticket included
The Pazzi Chapel is the second chapel to the right of the choir in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence. It contains a cycle of dry paintings on the wall of Giotto, dating to about 1318-1322 and dedicated to Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
At the statue of Dante Alighieri, in Santa Croce square
End point
At the statue of Dante Alighieri, in Santa Croce square
Additional information
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
