Churches

19 NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF FLORENCE

The museum showcases finds from excavations all over Tuscany, very precious Etruscan and Roman finds, and collections related to other civilizations. Piazza SS. Annunziata, 9b ph. +39 055 23575 polomusealetoscana.beniculturali.it

Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine Santa Croce

Closed on the 2nd , 3rd , 4th and 5th Sunday of the month 20 FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI MUSEUM

The museum is part of the Zeffirelli Foundation and Monumental Complex of San Firenze. It showcases over 250 works by Maestro Zeffirelli, including stage sketches, drawings and costume plates, playbills and studies. Piazza San Firenze, 5 ph. +39 055 2658435 fondazionefrancozeffirelli.com Closed on Mondays 21 HORNE MUSEUM

Established by the bequest of Herbert Percy Horne, the museum reconstructs the rooms of a typical old Florentine house, with 14th and 15th-century antiques, sculptures and paintings. Via dei Benci, 6 ph. + 39 055 244661 museohorne.it Temporarily closed

CHURCHES

22 OPERA DI SANTA MARIA DEL FIORE COMPLEX

The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore was designed by Arnolfo di Cambio in 1296 and it is the world’s third largest church after St. Peter’s in Rome and St. Paul’s in London. In 1412, it was dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore with a clear reference to the lily, the city’s symbol (closed on Sundays). The Dome was designed by Brunelleschi many years later, in 1420, and decorated by Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari. It is a masterwork of art and to this day the largest masonry dome ever built, surrounded by outdoor terraces open to visitors. Opposite the Cathedral is the Baptistery of San

Orsanmichele

Giovanni, accessed through three doors, the most important of which is the Gate of Paradise, located on the main façade. Giotto’s bell tower, 84,7 meters high and about 15 meters wide, is one of the most important examples of 14th-century Florentine Gothic art. Do not miss the Opera del Duomo Museum. Piazza del Duomo ph. +39 055 2645789 duomo.firenze.it 23 COMPLEX OF SANTA CROCE

It houses several frescoes by Giotto, the Crucifix by Cimabue, works by Donatello and Orcagna. Piazza Santa Croce, 16 ph. +39 055 2466105 santacroceopera.it 24 BASILICA OF SANTO SPIRITO

Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, it houses works by the greatest Florentine artists, including the wooden Crucifix, an early work by Michelangelo. Piazza di Santo Spirito, 30 ph. +39 055 210030 basilicasantospirito.it Closed on Wednesdays 25 MONUMENTAL COMPLEX OF SANTA MARIA NOVELLA

The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella houses The Holy Trinity by Masaccio, the Crucifix by Giotto and Brunelleschi, frescoes by Ghirlandaio and Botticelli.

Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore

Do not miss the Green Cloister with frescoes by Paolo Uccello. Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 18 ph. +39 055 219257 smn.it 26 COMPLEX OF SAN LORENZO

It includes the Basilica, the Laurentian Library and the magnificent cloister and houses many artistic treasures, such as works by Donatello, Bronzino, Filippo Lippi, Michelangelo and Brunelleschi.

Basilica of Santo Spirito Piazza San Lorenzo, 9 ph. +39 055 214042 operamedicealaurenziana.org 27 CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL CARMINE AND BRANCACCI CHAPEL

In the heart of the Oltrarno neighborhood, the Carmelite Church and Convent of Santa Maria del Carmine houses the Brancacci Chapel and the

Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore

famous frescoes by Masaccio, Masolino and Filippino Lippi. One of the city’s major landmarks since the 13th century. Piazza del Carmine ph. +39 055 2768224 cultura.comune.fi.it Closed on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 28 BASILICA OF SANTISSIMA ANNUNZIATA

A place rich in art, devotion

Abbey an Miniato al Monte Via de’Tornabuoni

and local history. Florence’s main Marian sanctuary, the mother church of the Servite Order. The church is located on the piazza by the same name, next to the Spedale degli Innocenti. Piazza della SS. Annunziata ph. +39 055 266181 annunziata.xoom.it 29 CHURCH OF ORSANMICHELE

Originally a grain market, in the mid-1300s the building

Oltrarno was consecrated to Christian worship. It now contains sculptures by Donatello and Ghiberti and a beautiful marble Tabernacle dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie. Via dell’Arte della Lana ph. +39 055 0649450 bargellomusei.beniculturali.it Open only on Tuesday mornings and Saturday afternoons 30 ABBEY OF SAN MINIATO AL MONTE

Built between the 11th and 13th centuries, the church is a masterwork of the Florentine Romanesque style. The façade is in green and white marble, the interior houses precious works such as the Crucifix Chapel by Michelozzo with glazed earthenware vaulting by Luca della Robbia. Via delle Porte Sante, 34 ph. +39 055 2342731 sanminiatoalmonte.it 31 BASILICA OF SANTA TRINITA

One of the first Gothic churches in Florence. The façade was rebuilt in the 1500s by Bernardo Buontalenti, the Sassetti Chapel is a work by Ghirlandaio. Piazza di Santa Trinita 32 CHURCH OF OGNISSANTI

Located on Piazza Ognissanti, the Church was built in 1251 and belonged to the conventual complex of the Umiliati order, replaced with the Franciscan order in 1571. Not to be