scientist Galileo Galilei and political philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, whose tombs and memorials are housed here. Santa Croce is also home to what some say is the most important art collection ...

Michelangelo Buonarotti’s 550th birthday came this week, and to mark the occasion, a restoration of the family tombstone in the basilica of Santa Croce in Florence was unveiled. Promoted by the ...