1.0Visit Florence Newshttps://www.visitflorence.com/blogStefano Romeohttps://www.visitflorence.com/blog/author/stefano/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="EMjfRV70OS"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/santa-croce-neighborgood-florence/">Santa Croce: A Lively Neighborhood in Florence</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/santa-croce-neighborgood-florence/embed/#?secret=EMjfRV70OS" width="600" height="338" title="“Santa Croce: A Lively Neighborhood in Florence” — Visit Florence News" data-secret="EMjfRV70OS" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Santa Croce is one of the 4 quarters of Florence, lying on the eastern edge of the city's historical center and site where the famous Calcio Storico Fiorentino is played every June. The square takes its name from the Church of Santa Croce, the Franciscan basilica that faces onto the square.