Santa Croce and Florence’s Quieter Corners

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Basilica di Santa Croce

   ~15 min here

   Santa Croce is the Franciscan basilica before you, dedicated to the True Cross.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Piazza di Santa Croce

   ~3 min here

   Piazza di Santa Croce is a broad Florentine square shaped by the basilica that gives it its name.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Santa Margherita dei Cerchi

   ~15 min here

   Santa Margherita dei Cerchi is a Catholic church devoted to Saint Margaret, dating from the 13th century and counted among Florence’s oldest churches.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Biblioteca delle Oblate

   ~3 min here

   The Biblioteca delle Oblate is a public library housed in the former Oblate complex, a medieval building close to Piazza Duomo.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio

   ~3 min here

   Mercato di Sant'Ambrogio is the market hall set in Piazza Ghiberti, where iron and glass give the building its distinctive character.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Cimitero degli inglesi

   ~3 min here

   The English Cemetery is a hillside burial ground enclosed within the oval island of Piazzale Donatello.

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