Piazza Santo Spirito

Piazza Santo Spirito

A vibrant square with Brunelleschi’s basilica, local cafés, workshops, and markets, blending Renaissance charm with authentic Florentine life.
Piazza Santo Spirito lies in the Oltrarno and offers a more local, lived-in atmosphere than some of Florence’s grander spaces. Dominated by Brunelleschi’s basilica, it is surrounded by cafés, workshops and markets that keep the square active throughout the day. Its appeal rests in the combination of Renaissance architecture and everyday Florentine life. The result feels less ceremonial and more genuinely inhabited.