Best places: Religions in San Salvatore, Italy

Landmark 1200s cathedral known for its red-tiled dome, colored marble facade & elegant Giotto tower.

Grand marble-striped cathedral known for its ornate Romanesque bronze doors & carved 1300s pulpit.

Hilltop, 11th-century church with a gleaming Romanesque facade, medieval interiors & city views.

1200s Catholic church on an elegant square, rich in Renaissance art & landmark Mannerist frescoes.

Neo-Gothic Franciscan church known for its Giotto frescoes, plus tombs of Michelangelo & Galileo.

15th-century Dominican church including famous frescoes by Gothic & early Renaissance masters.

1300s religious complex maintained by monks & featuring a revered Madonna image & scenic views.

Hilltop monastery with guided tours of frescoed cloisters, monks' cells & the refectory.

Romanesque Catholic church on an ancient site, with portraits of popes up to the 15th century.

Early baroque church, connected to Vespucci family, known for frescoes by Ghirlandaio & Botticelli.

👍👍 I entered at 6:430am.. as a pilgrim on the Francigena way... The sisters were singing la morning laude... very nice Pilgrim's morning start... of the day...worth going for a prayer in the sainta Gemma's presence.. . I talked to the priest and had my Pilgrim's credential stamped to remember this hol...

Landmark Renaissance church, burial place of the Medici, with a library designed by Michelangelo.

11th-century place of worship with a square bell tower, carved medieval crucifix & treasury museum.

Brunelleschi's plain-fronted 1400s church with a lavish art-filled interior & baroque altar.

Striking 1100s church with wedding cake-like carved facade, known for its panel painting by Lippi.

Large medieval baptistery praised for its acoustics, with panels by renowned sculptor Pisano.

Romanesque cathedral with Renaissance frescoes & a 1400s external pulpit by Donatello & Michelozzo.

Church & museum in a 14th-century granary with religious paintings & a marble shrine to the Madonna.

Imposing cathedral with 10th-century origins & romanesque & baroque architectural styles.

Landmark church with statues on its facade & a dramatic interior with paintings & sculptures.