Church of Santa Croce

Church of Santa Croce : The Michelin guide review

This Franciscan church was begun in 1295 to the designs of Arnolfo di Cambio, but the neo-Gothic façade dates from the 19C. The inside is composed of the chancel and ten elegant frescoed chapels. Note the Bardi Chapel, decorated with scenes from the Life of St Francis by Giotto, which also has a wooden crucifix by Donatello. The Pazzi Chapel sited at the end of the attached cloister bears witness to the architectural genius of Brunelleschi.