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Stop 5 of 12 on Florence in a Mile
The Baptistery of San Giovanni — The Gates of Paradise
Duomo, Florence
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"Right in front of the cathedral sits a smaller, eight-sided building with doors that look like solid gold. That's the Baptistery of San Giovanni, and it's the real old-timer of this square — one of the oldest buildings in Florence, so old that medieval Florentines were convinced it had once been a Roman temple. For centuries, this is where the whole city was baptized."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Tour Stops
Follow the full Florence in a Mile route.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Galleria dell'Accademia — The David
- 3 Palazzo Medici Riccardi
- 4 The Duomo — Santa Maria del Fiore
- 5 The Baptistery of San Giovanni — The Gates of Paradise
- 6 Orsanmichele
- 7 Il Porcellino — Mercato Nuovo
- 8 Piazza della Signoria
- 9 Palazzo Vecchio
- 10 The Uffizi Gallery
- 11 Ponte Vecchio
- 12 The Reveal
Hear the full story at The Baptistery of San Giovanni — The Gates of Paradise
This is just one of 12 stops on the Florence in a Mile tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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