Location: Santo Spirito / San Frediano
Top Things to do in Santo Spirito / San Frediano
What to do and see in Santo Spirito / San Frediano, Tuscany: The Best Sights & Landmarks
Florence is an art historian’s dream. The Galleria dell'Accademia bursts with works by Michelangelo, who is entombed within the frescoed walls of the Basilica di Santa Croce. Budding photographers can snap pics of the Ponte Vecchio bridge, and serious shoppers can spend a blissful afternoon wandering the shops of Piazza Santo Spirito. Tuscan cuisine pays homage to the region’s bounty. Swipe a hunk of crusty bread across a pool of local olive oil and you’ll be instantly transported to your happiest place.
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1. Basilica di Santo Spirito
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4.5 based on 379 reviews
While it may not look like much from the outside, the elaborate interior of Brunelleschi's landmark church proves that it is a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture.
Reviewed By artmac21 - Inverness, United Kingdom
I came across this church after visiting the Pitti Palace. It was in an area recommended by a local for eating out in. The Church, a Basilica nonetheless, is simple on the outside but a joy inside. It’s much larger than I anticipated on the inside, but full of light, no mean feat given the time it was built. Others refer to its simplicity but it’s not. It’s full of space and light which makes everything seem less overwhelming to take in. I understand it was designed by the same architect as the Duomo, and that makes sense, as it’s got genius in it. Their is some incredible art, and an alter that is astounding. It’s free to get in but you need two euros in coins to access the sacristy with Michelangelo’s crucifix. I didn’t have that and was slightly disappointed but next time I will be prepared. However, the works available freely made up for this. It’s a working church and I suspect locally cherished so no photos please. I know it seems unfair but it is place of worship first and foremost. An unexepected joy, which is a massive achievement as I’d just seen the Uffizi and the Pitti so I should have been exhausted by the art. I wasn’t. It renewed me and astounded me, given the age of the church, it’s construction and art are mind blowing. A real treasure.
2. Santa Maria del Carmine
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4.5 based on 175 reviews
An elegant church decorated by Masaccio's famous frescoes on the life of St. Peter.
3. Cappella Brancacci
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4.5 based on 640 reviews
The church and convent of the Carmine in Florence were founded shortly after the middle of the thirteenth century, by a group of Carmelite monks from Pisa. In the church we find the Brancacci Chapel, a masterpiece known around the world for its frescoes of the Life of Saint Peter by Masaccio and Masolino. Created between 1425-1427, the frescoes were left incomplete and finished by Filippino Lippi between 1481 and 1482
Reviewed By jennyf818 - Montreal, Canada
The Chapel is definitely worth seeing,as the frescoes are breath-taking. Much of the Church is cordoned off due to restorations but do not let that prevent you from visiting. As small as the Chapel is, the frescoes run the length and breadth of the walls - an absolute marvel to see! An audio/video guide is also provided to further elaborate on the works of art in the Chapel.
4. Piazza Santo Spirito
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4.5 based on 549 reviews
This unique Florentine piazza is the center of the artisan quarter. Dominated by the last masterpiece of Brunelleschi, the Basilica of Santo Spirito, the square is home to little local markets and antique fairs.
Reviewed By Rach1167
Piazza Santo Spirito is my favorite square in Florence- local farmer/artisan markets at least a few times a week, great restaurants, cafes, plus it has a water fountain and trees!
5. Chiesa di Santa Monica
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4.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By SeleneF116 - Prato, Italy
I visited Florence in March and among the numerous monuments and churches and streets and palaces that are the artistic heart of this wonderful city, I had the occasion to assist at one of Italian Opera Concert in St. Monaca church. The church is also amazing, with a wonderful renaissance ligneus chorus and many wall pictures of the same period, but what impressed me was the great, wonderful, possent and sensitive voices I had the pleasure to hear: a soprano and a bassbaritone of clear fame that interpreted the most beautiful arias and duets of Italian Opera by Verdi, Puccini, Bellini and Donizetti. Really very very amazing. I hope you all could participate at one of Italian Opera Florence concert!!!
6. San Frediano in Cestello
7. Fondazione Salvatore Romano
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4.0 based on 20 reviews
The church of Santo Spirito old refectory, built in fourteenth-century, is dominated by the imposing fourteenth-century fresco by Andrea Orcagna. It houses the works donated by the collector Salvatore Romano: sculptures, decorations, detached frescoes and furnishings, from ancient Rome to the seventeenth century, among which an Angel and a Caryatid by Tino di Camaino, two fragments of reliefs attributed to Donatello and a Madonna and Child attributed to the circle of Jacopo della Quercia.
8. Chiesa Russa Ortodossa Della Nativita
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 30 reviews
9. Piazza Del Carmine
10. Cenacolo di Santo Spirito Museum
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