Day 3
Welcome to Florence!
An hour and 40 minute drive from our hotel

The Basilica of Santa Croce (Holy Cross)

Neo-Gothic marble façade

 Built in 1294

The tombs of Michelangelo, Rossini and Galileo

There is also a memorial to Dante

but his sarcophagus is empty as he was exiled from Florence

This church boasts 16 chapels

Numerous frescos

Paid for by the wealthiest families of the time

Santa Croce considered the largest

Franciscan church in the world

(rear of the church) Where the majority of burial sites are located

A panoramic view 

Main Altar