Piazza di Santa Maria Novella

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Lonely Planet review

This vast five-sided piazza was extended several times to accommodate the huge crowds drawn to the Dominican church. From the 16th to the 19th centuries, it hosted the annual Palio dei Cocchi (Chariot Race), which went around the two marble obelisks atop bronze turtles made by Giambologna in 1608.