The Basilica of Holy Cross is one of the largest Franciscan churches and one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture built in Italy. It is a treasure chest of masterpiecesand it houses - among many others - works by Agnolo Gaddi, Desiderio da Settignano, Giotto, Donatello. Here you can also see the tombs of Galileo Galilei, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Gioacchino Rossini and the cenotaph of Dante Aligheri.