This is the first attraction when you arrived Florence by train! More

Black and white coloured tiles. Very nice church and well worth the visit. Close to everything. Good value More

the art, statues and architecture was very worth while to view. we also saw a wedding there from our hotel window. More

It was a very hot day and the cool peaceful interior of this building was a lovely treat. A lovely place to sit for a moment and re-cap on the wonderful sights such as the beautiful alter and the wonderful paintings More

Need to stop in here. Wonderful art, including a chapel by Phillipo Strozzi and his young aprentice Michelangelo. Make sure to check the visity hours, they are strictly enforced. More

Granted, Florence is a place of spectacular sites and because of this, you might go into this church and think, "Oh, is that it?" Don't let that deter you, however, from what is actually a very beautiful space. While there are several nice pieces here, I would say that the best is by far the Tornabuoni Chapel which is painted... More

A pity that the Mosaccio crucifiction painting is away at present for restoration but that can't be helped More

The church of Santa Maria Novella is my joint '12th place' attraction in Florence, of those I visited - it is one of those few I have grouped together in my 'unpopularity' list, due to them being disappointing and not provoking any great interest from me.... It's quite a large church, located a short distance to the south of the... More

This church is much smaller than the Duomo, and was finished in 1470 so it "the only ancient facade of the Florentine basiclicas." They offer a nice brochure in English, which helped one to understand some of the frescoes without referring to a guide book. What I appreciated was the tranquility of the church and the walk through the cemetery... More