The Piazza di Santa Croce

You can reach piazza di Santa Croce le Duomo (cathedral) by taking via del Proconsolo to piazza di San Firenze. At the end of the piazza, turn left into borgo de' Greci until you reach piazza di Santa Croce.

Since the 14th century it has been used as a field for jousts and tournaments and nowadays for calcio storico (a kind of soccer) games. In front of the church the Palazzo Cocchi - Serristori preserves the massive bosses of the XIV century. On the right the Palazzo dell Antella is frescoed in 1619.

View from Santa Croce square

 

 

The monuments of Florence