Santa Croce is also home to what some say is the most important art collection of any church in Italy, the most notable ... areas and less busy than other Florence attractions.

Holly D. Johnson The Basilica di San Lorenzo is the oldest Florentine cathedral, thus its external architecture is not as ornate and embellished as others built throughout Florence in later centuries.

Quick: Think of the phrase "Florence, Italy." What do you imagine? Is it a church with a gigantic red dome? That's what most people think of. Perhaps you already know its nickname is "Brunelleschi ...

Explore Italy's most beautiful cities ... "Highlights were the basilica in Bologna, the anatomical theatre. In Florence, the Galileo museum and Maria Novella. Andrew Spira explanation and details ...