Baptistery (Battistero)
- Address:Piazza San Giovanni, Florence
- Hours:Open daily 12:15pm - 7pm, Sun: 8:30am - 2pm. Closed Jan 1, Easter, Sept 8 and Dec 25
- Admission:€ 4
Cultural Experience, Religious Experience, Church / Cathedral, Monument - Historical
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One of the oldest buildings in Florence, it's thought that the octagonal Baptistery stands on the site of an ancient Roman temple. It may even have been built as early as the 5th century. The striking Romanesque cladding of white and green marble was added in the early 12th century.
Inside, the Baptistery features gold mosaics, marble columns and tombs. Look up to catch the best views of the gilded mosaics covering the cupola.
Perhaps the Baptistery's most famous attraction is its trio of gilded bronze doors, decorated with panels. Examine the panels up close to admire their incredible details.
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Our tour was fantastic, so much so we book another day for the 5 villages and that was great also, a special thanks to Sandra our tour guide, and to the 2 boys the next day. had a great time and would advise others to take both these tours
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This was our best guided-tour among our honeymoon tours which includes Italy, Turkey and Grecce. We have engaged about 7 guided-tours in this hoilday and I have to rate this as our best and top guided-tour. Tuscany was a beautiful places to go and I recommended this shall not be a place to miss. But overall, our tour guide who made the differences. As you know, a boring tour-guide can makes you sleep in the bus or uninterested in certain places unknown to you. With her, she makes everything so interesting including excellent services and attitude and friendiness. She is able to explained most of the places with her deep knowledge of its history. Thank you, for making this trip a wonderful one!
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The Baptistery is next to the Duomo off Piazza del Duomo. It's a short walk from the train station in the north of central Florence.
