Chiostro dello Scalzo – Cloister of the Barefoot
The Chiostro dello Scalzo – Cloister of the Barefoot is on Via Cavour. You can reach it from the Duomo (cathedral) by taking Via de' Martelli, then Via Cavour directly, which is its continuation.
Address: 69 Via Cavour
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, and the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, 8:30–14:00. Closed on the Monday after an opening Sunday.
Admission: €5.
This small cloister takes its name from the Confraternity of Saint John the Baptist, whose cross-bearer went barefoot ahead of the processions. Andrea del Sarto painted there a series of grisaille frescoes illustrating the life of Saint John the Baptist and the Four Christian Virtues.
