The green and white marble façade of this lovely Romanesque
church is very characteristic of Tuscany. The 11th century interior
contains one of the most beautiful Renaissance chapels in Florence,
dedicated to the Cardinal of Portugal. It shows the plethora
of talent on display in Quattrocento Florence. Built by Antonio
Manetti, a pupil of Brunelleschi in 1460, Antonio Rossellino
executed the sculpture, and Baldovinetti and the Pollaiuolo brothers
the paintings.
After enjoying the magnificent panorama over Florence, head
south-west along Viale Galileo until you reach Via di San Leonardo.
This little road, set between walls, takes you right into the
heart of the city until you emerge by the Ponte Vecchio. It takes
you past the house in which Galileo lived after he had been released
by the Inquisition for daring to claim that the earth moved round
the sun
DIRECTIONS:
San Miniato is above Piazzale Michelangelo, looking down on Florence from the
south-east.
