Florence Sights

Piazza di Santa Maria Novella

#145 of 569 things to do in Florence

#10358 of 49020 things to do in Europe

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  • Address
    • Santa Maria Novella
  • Transport
    • 1, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 22, 23, 36, 37 & A

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Lonely Planet review for Piazza di Santa Maria Novella

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. It's a rather dour and uninviting place today but there are ambitious plans to one day remodel the square.

 

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