Your next stop is the breathtaking Basilica of Santa Maria Novella and the Cappella Strozzi section, in particular, which is decorated with Divine Comedy themed frescoes by Nardo di Cione.

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Large jugs, filled with garden roses, are good on tables, as is a big dish holding a generous pile of Santa Maria Novella potpourri (which I feel no room is complete without).

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