TOP PLACE
VIEW THE MAP ON PAGE 98
low the crowds to hear the sermons preached by the Carmelites, who owned the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine facing the piazza.
PIAZZA SAN FIRENZE 43
The square was named after the complex of San Filippo Neri, also known as San Firenze due to the mispronouncing of the name of a pre-existing building dedicated to San Fiorenzo. Rose Garden
the bronze replicas of the four allegories of the San Lorenzo Medici Chapels, and the imposing David, the original statue being kept at the Accademia Gallery.
PIAZZA SANTA CROCE 23
It owes its name to the basilica, one of Italy’s largest Franciscan churches. Located in front of the basilica is the monument to Dante Alighieri by Enrico Pazzi.
PIAZZA SANTO SPIRITO 24
Crowded with market stalls, tourists and art students during the day, Piazza Santo Spirito is one of the focal points of the city’s nightlife. Standing on one side of the piazza is the monument to Cosimo Ridolfi. 27
PIAZZA DEL CARMINE
This square was built to al-
The name derives from the nearby neighborhood of San Niccolò, and it was built in 1324 probably to the design of Orcagna, while the last circle of walls was being erected. It is the only Florentine gate which has preserved its original height.
GARDENS & PARKS
apertura 45
BOBOLI GARDENS
The Boboli Gardens spreads out at the back of Palazzo Pitti. The Medici family planned the garden’s layout by creating the model for the Italian garden. An open-air museum, filled with statues, grottos (including the one designed by Buontalenti) and large fountains, such as the Neptune and Ocean fountains. Piazza de’ Pitti, 1 ph. +39 055 294883 uffizi.it
Bardini Garden
Horticulture Garden
86
TOWER OF SAN NICCOLÒ 44
Rose Garden
