With the group tour of the Basilica of Santa Croce you will discover the history of one of the most beautiful Franciscan churches in the world.
The Basilica of Santa Croce is the Pantheon of the Italians which preserves the burials of illustrious personalities of Italian history and culture, such as Galileo, Michelangelo and Machiavelli.
Our tour of Santa Croce will start from the square in front of the basilica, a very important place in Florentine history still used today as a playing field for historical Florentine football, one of the oldest and most exciting traditions in the city.
Where the Stendhal Syndrome began …
Continuing the tour of the Basilica of Santa Croce, we will discover the place where, in the nineteenth century, the French poet Stendhal – due to the overwhelming admiration he felt for the masterpieces while visiting the church – was the victim of a physical failure the later became famous with the name of Stendhal Syndrome.
Today this term defines the sensation of ecstasy and admiration felt by people in front of works of art or places of particular suggestion, just as it happened to the French poet.
After seeing the masterpieces inside the church, we will move on to see the works that are preserved in the rooms adjacent to it, such as the Sacristy, where we find the famous Cross painted by Cimabue – Giotto’s master.
Visiting the Basilica of Santa Croce means discovering a piece of italian history.