Santa Croce

Discover the Monumental Complex of Santa Croce, a unique place for everyone.

In Santa Croce, both religious and lay identities are represented in this joint memorial to the Great: from the oldest representations of St. Francis, to the monumental tombs of personalities like Machiavelli, Michelangelo. Galileo, Rossini.

With this app you can explore the inestimable cultural, artistic and architectural heritage which has been gathered here in over 700 years of history. The itinerary moves around the interior of the Basilica, highlighting the most important and valuable works of art and places.

Santa Croce presents breath-taking works by artists such as Giotto, Taddeo and Agnolo Gaddi, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Benedetto da Maiano, Bernardo Rossellino, Desiderio da Settignano, Giorgio Vasari, Bronzino, Antonio Canova…to name only a few of the most famous ones.

A true art history manual consisting of masterpieces which you can admire in the very context for which they were created. A precious opportunity to examine in depth the origins and meanings of these works which were born out of the desire to glorify God, to celebrate Florence and to recall the great personalities of the past.

For information about how to access the Complex of Santa Croce consult www.santacroceopera.it