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Landmark · Santa Croce · Florence
Basilica di Santa Croce
Wide timber-roofed nave, tomb after tomb, a calm cloister
When it fits
Best in the afternoon · about 75 min
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Where it is
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Straight-line distances: Vivoli 284 m · Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio 403 m · Museo Nazionale del Bargello 436 m. Not travel times.
Why Aura
The great Franciscan church with the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo and Machiavelli, Giotto's frescoes in the Bardi and Peruzzi chapels, and Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel in the cloister.
Fine in the rainIconic
Today09:30–17:30
All hours
Mo-Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 14:00-17:30; Dec 25 off (no admission after 17:00; religious holidays as Sunday)Price range€10–11 per ticket
Visit lengthAbout 75 min
WeatherIndoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (6)
- When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
- Today: per santacroceopera.it, read 30 Sept 2026
- Price range: per santacroceopera.it, read 30 Sept 2026
- Visit length: Aura estimate
- Effort: Aura estimate
- Tags are Aura editorial judgement.
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- santacroceopera.it — organise your visit (hours, €10, online booking recommended) · official · read 30 Sept 2026
- OSM way/777563049 · osm · read 30 Sept 2026
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