Arezzo - Chiesa di Badía

A long flight of steps leads up to the Chiesa di Badia (abbey church), originally founded in the 14th century by Benedictines from Monte Cassino. Its present form is the result of a major reconstruction by Giorgio Vasari in the 16th century. The church, dedicated to SS Flora and Lucilla, has lateral aisles separated from the nave by pillars. The nave is roofed by two shallow domes, the second of which has a highly effective architectural painting in trompe-l'Üil perspective by Andrea Pozzo (1703).