Read our list of top things to see and see in Santa Croce the most famous and touristy neighborhood in Florence Italy.

Here’s my complete guide to visiting the stunning Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence Italy. In a city that's studded with magnificent churches, this one's my favorite. Santa Croce has one of the greatest assemblages of paintings, sculptures, and funereal tombs in existence. It should definitely be on your itinerary for Florence.

The Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence is the biggest Franciscan church in the world and a majestic space rich of art and history.

Here’s my complete guide to visiting the stunning Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence Italy. In a city that's studded with magnificent churches, this one's my favorite. Santa Croce has one of the greatest assemblages of paintings, sculptures, and funereal tombs in existence. It should definitely be on your itinerary for Florence.

The Church of Santa Croce is home to some of the greatest treasures of the Italian Renaissance, and in particular that of the sculptor Donatello. Born in 1386, Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi (giv…

Here’s my complete guide to visiting the stunning Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence Italy. In a city that's studded with magnificent churches, this one's my favorite. Santa Croce has one of the greatest assemblages of paintings, sculptures, and funereal tombs in existence. It should definitely be on your itinerary for Florence.

Ornate former palazzo with fabulous views of the Duomo and Santa Croce basilica in Florence's historic heart This grand palazzo was originally commissioned by the pope’s treasurer, Marchese Baldinucci, in the early 1700s, and the two imposing granite columns at the entrance were sent from Rome. Inside, the high-ceilinged public rooms are adorned with ornate plaster stuccos and colorful ceiling frescos — it's easy to see why this is considered one of the finest examples of a noble residence in Florence. The building was renovated in 2005, when it became a five-star hotel, and there are just 24 luxe rooms. The look is period elegance with contemporary comfort; the fireplace is marble, the sofas are leather.

Italy! It's one of the most artistically inspired lands I've ever visited. I can only imagine that if Michelangelo had been with the yogis, the streets of Rome and Florence would be filled with marble sculptures of human beings in yoga poses, reaching towards the heavens. I'm in the midst of fulfilling a vision of reinterpreting the world, with the beauty of yoga poetically dancing within it; it adds an elegance to the familiar, creating new ways of seeing, appreciating and celebrating life.