florence · an area
Walks in Santa Croce.
One editor-picked walk through Santa Croce, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Nearby
Other walks close to Santa Croce.
Sorted by distance from the start of santa croce: the basilica and the leather quarter. Good for stitching together a longer day.
riversideviews3 km · 70 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
The Lungarni: the bridges walk
The embankments end to end, four bridges, and the river light that made every painter want Florence.
riversideleafy3.1 km · 75 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
The Arno east: Lungarno della Zecca to San Niccolò
The quiet downstream embankment — the weir, the towers, and the riverbank nobody walks.
riversidevillagey2.8 km · 70 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
San Niccolò: the riverside under the hill
A medieval tower-gate at full height, the quiet Lungarno, and the lanes under the hill.
monumentalart2.5 km · 65 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Piazza della Signoria: the open-air sculpture hall
Florence's civic square, the Loggia dei Lanzi marbles, and the Uffizi arcade down to the Arno.