Florence - Badia Fiorentina

Must-see attractions nearby: Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore Ponte Vecchio Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Loggia dei Lanzi Santa Croce Piazza della Signoria San Lorenzo

Interesting features of the Gothic facade are the portal by Benedetto da Rovezzano (1495) with a "Madonna and Child" (early 16th century) in glazed terracotta by Benedetto Buglioni in the lunette. A walk round the church should take in Filippino Lippi's masterpiece (1485) "The Madonna appearing to St Bernard" (left of the entrance), the tomb of Ugo, Margrave of Tuscany (d. 1001), built between 1469 and 1481 by Mino da Fiesole (in the left transept), and, entered from the Choir of the church, the beautiful 15th century cloister, popularly known as the "Chiostro degli Aranci" because of its orange trees, with a fresco of scenes from the life of St Benedict dating from the completion of the cloister (ca.1436-1439).