Santa Maria Novella Late Night
The first great basilica in Florence, Italy was built between 1246 and 1360 and is a spectacular sight inside and out, daytime or nighttime.  From the great Gothic and Renaissance frescoes to the immaculate chapels, the crufiix of Giotto, the pulpit from which Galileo was admonished and this stunning facade unique to Tuscany, it is certainly a location in Florence not to be missed.  We had just arrived from Bologna -  at the Santa Maria Novella train station (just across the street) - when we took this photo.  It was approximately 10pm on a very chilly February evening, but it let us have Piazza Santa Maria Novella all to ourselves for an enchanting hour of our lives~!

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