Florence: Santa Croce Semi Private Tour

Tours Culture & history Good for groups Walking tours Art Wheelchair accessible

Learn how Santa Croce played an important role in the history. See art by Giotto, Donatello, and Brunelleschi and tombs of Michelangelo and Galileo on a semi-private tour with an expert guide.

Highlights

Explore Santa Croce on a semi-private tour with an expert guide
See famous works of art by Giotto, Donatello, Brunelleschi, and other masters
Learn about the role the church and its neighborhood residents played in the history of the city
Step inside one the city’s medieval churches and learn about architecture, sculpture, and painting

Description

Step inside a place where history was made. See beautiful art and architecture. Learn about the city’s famous residents at Santa Croce and the contributions they have made to Western civilization with a local guide on a fascinating small group tour. Discover how the Franciscan monks’ transformed this part of town, which was one of the worst slums of the city, into a cultural hub. Admiring treasures of world art, see how the Franciscan monks’ approach to religion revolutionized the art world, paving the way for the Renaissance. See frescoes by the medieval master Giotto, who was to become an inspiration for generations of artists to follow. See monumental tomb sculptures dating from the Renaissance to the 19th century. Explore the grounds of the monastery with the Pazzi Chapel built by Brunelleschi and the monks’ dining hall decorated with one of the earliest Last Supper frescoes in Italian art.