Basilica di San Lorenzo

Why go

This is the clearest place to connect the Medici family’s parish church and burial tradition with the artists they commissioned. The church, Old Sacristy, Laurentian Library, New Sacristy and Medici Chapels reveal several generations working around one shared religious center.

What to look for

• Read the nave’s columns and clear proportions as part of Brunelleschi’s architectural language.
• Seek the Old Sacristy for Brunelleschi’s design and Donatello’s decoration.
• Notice how the unfinished exterior gives way to a carefully ordered interior.

Useful to know

• Decide in advance whether your priority is the basilica or the wider complex; adjoining sites have separate visits.
• Confirm access on the official site because religious celebrations can change public visiting arrangements.

Your next visit

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