Mailing Addresses:
Scuola del Cuoio
Piazza Santa Croce, 16
50122 Firenze, Italia

Telephone: (+39) 055-244-533 and (+39) 055244-534
Fax: (+39) 055-248-0337

Web site: www.scuoladelcuoio.com
E-mail: info@ScuolaDelCuoio.com

Scuola del Cuoio Opening Hours:
Workshop and Showroom: Monday - Friday 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Showroom only: Saturday 9:30 - 6:00 p.m. and Sunday* 10:00 - 6:00 p.m.
*Please note that Scuola del Cuoio is usually closed on Sundays from November to March. Please email us for winter precise opening hours and dates.

Scuola del Cuoio can be reached by its private entrance through the gardens behind the monumental Basilica of Santa Croce or through the Church itself.

Entrance 1 - Through the Gardens: Scuola del Cuoio has a private entrance located at via San Giuseppe, 5R through the gardens behind the Church of Santa Croce. This private entrance allows visitors to also get a rare glance at the exterior monumental apse of the church. Follow the paved path to the small staircase (16 stairs) that lead into the ex-cloister, now Scuola del Cuoio. Once inside, follow the corridor to the very end and enter the workshops and showrooms.

Scuola del Cuoio also has bathroom facilities open to its visitors. Tickets to the Church of Santa Croce can also be purchased at Scuola del Cuoio.

Entrance 2 - Through the Church of Santa Croce: There is a ticket required for entrance to the Church of Santa Croce (see ticket information below). The ticket booth is located along the left exterior of the church. Tickets to the Church of Santa Croce can also be purchased at Scuola del Cuoio.

Once inside the Church, follow the right side aisle to the far end (east end) and enter the sacristy. From the sacristy enter the book shop. The entrance to Scuola del Cuoio is just beyond the souvenir shop.

Church Hours for Tourist Visits:
Monday - Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday and holidays: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Entrance for Prayer only: Enter at the far end of the left side (north side ) of the exterior Church. Chapel reserved for prayer: Monday - Saturday: 9:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday Liturgy Times: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 12noon and 6:00 p.m.

Ticket Information:
Regular admission: €5.00
Reduced admission: €3.00 Visitors 11 - 18 years old, school groups with accompanying professors and tourist groups of over 15 participants. Free admission: Children under 11 years of age, participants in religious services, disabled visitors and their escorts (ramps are located on the left side (north side) of the exterior of the Church), residents of Florence and authorized tour guides of the city and province of Florence.

For the cost of the ticket, visitors can visit the church, the cloister, the Pazzi Chapel designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and the Church's Museum complex. A small leaflet about the church is also available at the entrance (in English, Italian, Spanish and French).