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Florence, Italy

History in Florence

The layers you can actually stand in — Florence's built and excavated history.

Brunelleschi's Dome

Four million bricks laid without a centring frame, climbed between its two shells by 463 steps.

Church · 90 minutes

San Miniato al Monte

An 11th-century facade above the city, with Gregorian chant at vespers and almost no crowd.

Church · 1 hour

Vespers at San Miniato

Gregorian chant in an 11th-century church above the city, at 17:30, free, and almost always uncrowded.

Sacred site · low

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