The basilica dominates Piazza Buondelmonti and gives Impruneta its civic and religious centre. The current Romanesque-Gothic facade with its broad portico dates from the fifteenth century, but a church has stood on this spot since the eleventh. Inside, two small marble shrines by Michelozzo flank the high altar and frame the venerated icon of the Madonna dell'Impruneta — a Byzantine-style panel that medieval Florentines believed to be the work of Saint Luke and would parade through the streets of the city in moments of crisis.
The basilica suffered badly in a 1944 wartime bombing and was rebuilt largely in its earlier form, with some of the surviving Della Robbia terracottas reinstalled. A small museum off the cloister displays sacred art, reliquaries, and earlier vestments. Aim to visit on a weekday morning when the church is quiet; the late-afternoon light through the rose window is particularly good in autumn.