San Miniato al Monte โ€” the view ABOVE the viewpoint, with monks chanting at sunset

Piazzale Michelangelo gets 500 at sunset. San Miniato โ€” 10 min above โ€” gets 50. Wider panorama. Romanesque facade (1018) gleaming gold in sunset light. And at 5:30pm daily: Olivetan monks chant Gregorian vespers. 1,000-year-old columns, apse mosaic, zodiac floor. The Florence locals keep for themselves. FREE.

Via delle Porte Sante 34. FREE. Daily 8am-7pm. Walk 10 min up from Piazzale or bus 12/13. Strategy: Chant 5:30pm โ†’ walk to Piazzale for sunset โ†’ Oltrarno dinner.

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