U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're eager to get your steps in, climb up another 1,500 feet to the doors of the Abbey of San Miniato al Monte, one of the oldest churches in Florence. Admission is ...

Already in 1628, another Franciscan, Salvatore Vitale, set up 14 crosses in front of San Miniato al Monte in Florence. It is believed that the stations were introduced in 1616 in Sardinia by the ...