Discover Florence’s Santa Croce Basilica: Explore tombs of legends, stunning frescoes, and iconic monuments on an exclusive guided tour.
Discover Florence’s Santa Croce Basilica: Explore tombs of legends, stunning frescoes, and iconic monuments on an exclusive guided tour.
- Piazza Santa Croce - This square was established at the end of the 13th century, coinciding with the complete reconstruction of the Basilica of Santa Croce by the Franciscan Order in 1295. The design was by Arnolfo di Cambio, and it was integrated into Arnolfo’s final city walls.
- Basilica of Santa Croce - «But more blessed than in a temple…
- Piazza Santa Croce - This square was established at the end of the 13th century, coinciding with the complete reconstruction of the Basilica of Santa Croce by the Franciscan Order in 1295. The design was by Arnolfo di Cambio, and it was integrated into Arnolfo’s final city walls.
- Basilica of Santa Croce - «But more blessed than in a temple welcomed / Serbi l’Itale glorie» The Basilica of Santa Croce, located in the square of the same name in Florence, is among the largest Franciscan churches and one of the most significant Gothic structures in Italy, holding the status of a minor basilica.
- Cappella Pazzi - The Pazzi Chapel is the second chapel to the right of the choir in the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence. It features a series of dry frescoes by Giotto, created around 1318-1322, dedicated to Saints John the Evangelist and John the Baptist.

- Local authorized guide
- Ticket entrance
- Local authorized guide
- Ticket entrance
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…
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.