Santa Trinita Basilica

The Basilica of Santa Trinita, in Florence

The Basilica of Santa Trinita is a Gothic church of Florence, long the favourite church of the great families, adorned with magnificent frescoes. The Florence audio-guided tour stops here, with respect, to evoke this sanctuary with a Renaissance façade, near the Arno.

The Gothic church of the great families

Built in the eleventh century then enlarged in the fourteenth, the Basilica of Santa Trinita displays a Gothic style and quickly became the favourite church of the richest and most powerful families of Florence, which competed to arrange their chapels there. Its exterior façade, of Renaissance style, was added in the sixteenth century, creating a contrast with the medieval interior. Inside, you discover precisely magnificent private chapels decorated with very beautiful frescoes, among the most famous of Florence, including those that retrace religious scenes and the life of the town in the Renaissance, painted by great masters for the families of bankers and merchants. The basilica also shelters precious altarpieces and works of art. A witness of the devotion and the patronage of the Florentine elites, a sanctuary adorned with masterpieces, the Basilica of Santa Trinita is discovered with respect.

What to see

You admire, with respect, the eleventh- and fourteenth-century Gothic church, long the favourite church of the great Florentine families, with a sixteenth-century Renaissance façade, and above all its magnificent private chapels decorated with very beautiful frescoes among the most famous of Florence, as well as its altarpieces. The Basilica of Santa Trinita is a sanctuary adorned with masterpieces. It is a stop to be discovered with respect.

Practical information

The Basilica of Santa Trinita lies in the heart of Florence, near the Arno and Rue des Tornabuoni, reachable on foot. A place of worship, it can be visited with respect for services; access and hours follow their own conditions, which vary. It is best to check them before coming and to respect the sacred character of the place.

What is particular about the Basilica of Santa Trinita in Florence?

Built in the eleventh century and enlarged in the fourteenth, of Gothic style, it was the favourite church of the great Florentine families, who arranged there chapels adorned with very beautiful frescoes; its Renaissance façade was added in the sixteenth century.

Where is the Basilica of Santa Trinita of Florence?

In the heart of Florence, near the Arno and Rue des Tornabuoni, in Italy.