architecture

Architecture in Florence

Florence, in the heart of Tuscany, holds a remarkable concentration of sacred architecture within a compact area. The Basilica of Santa Maria Novella and the Basilica di San Lorenzo reflect the ambitions of early Renaissance building, while San Miniato al Monte preserves a refined Romanesque tradition above the city. Lesser-visited places — among them the Badia Fiorentina, Santa Trinita, Santa Maria del Carmine, and the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata — reveal further layers of the city's architectural story, which extends beyond the centre to the Abbazia di Vallombrosa in the surrounding hills.

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