As we have already done in the chapters of this tourist guide dedicated to Palazzo Vecchio and to the other residences or villas in Florence, we are now going to "stroll" along the streets and the squares of the five Florentine districts at the discovery of the many churches of the main town of Tuscany.

And our tour will begin from the most ancient district: the historic centre.

At a short distance from the Duomo, the Basilica of San Lorenzo was the official church of the Medicis. Not only did the membres of this influential family contribute to the construction of the building that tourists can still admire today; they chose it as their mausoleum: indeed, the mortal remains of the grand dukes of Tuscany and of their relatives lie in the so-called Medici Chapels.

Going on towards the river Arno, you arrive at the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella. With its green and white marble façade, it was designed by Leon Battista Alberti. The church houses works by Giotto, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Giambologna...

Crossing the river, you arrive in the district called Oltrarno, where the road begins to rise towards Piazzale Michelangelo. Over the upper-class houses and apartments emerges the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte.

As soon as you get there, enjoy the enthralling view and then take some photos.

At the end of your tour, go down from Piazzale Michelangelo, cross the river again and go towards the Basilica of Santa Croce, or the "tempio dell`Itale glorie" (the temple of Italian celebrities), as Foscolo called it, where you can find the tombs of Michelangelo, Galilei, Alfieri...