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Settignano

Settignano is a picturesque frazione ranged on a hillside northeast of Florence, Italy, with spectacular views that have attracted American expatriates for generations. The little borgo of Settignano carries a familiar name for having produced three sculptors of the Florentine Renaissance, Desiderio da Settignano and the Gamberini brothers, better known as Bernardo Rossellino and Antonio Rossellino.

Located at 43.7833, 11.3167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Frazioni of the Province of Florence, Hilltowns in Tuscany, Districts of Florence

San Salvi

San Salvi, also known as San Michele a San Salvi, is a church in Florence, Italy. The church was built in the 11th century by the Vallombrosans as part of an abbey complex. During the 1529 Siege of Florence, the church was partially destroyed. It was reconstructed in accordance with its original style with the exception of the portico which was built with a 16th century style. The interior of the church is of a single aisle, Latin-cross design with a rectangular apse.

Located at 43.7721, 11.2861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Churches in Florence, 11th-century church buildings

Nelson Mandela Forum

Nelson Mandela Forum, formerly Palazzetto dello sport di Firenze and Palasport, is an indoor sports arena, located in Florence, Italy inaugurated in 1985. The seating capacity is for 5,253 people and the maximum capacity for rock concerts with general admission tickets is of 8262 people. It was home to Pool Firenze Basket basketball club before the club's relegation to minor leagues in 2009.

Located at 43.7769, 11.283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Indoor arenas in Italy, Basketball venues in Italy

Coverciano

Coverciano, also known as Casa Italia, located in the quartiere of Florence with the same name, is the central training ground and technical headquarters of the FIGC, the Italian Football Association. The complex covers technical and training events associated with various Italian national football teams (including youth, military and women's).

Located at 43.779, 11.284 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Association football academies, Buildings and structures in Florence, Districts of Florence, Football in Italy, Sport in Florence

Villa Gamberaia

Villa Gamberaia is a 14th-century villa near Settignano, outside Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is it characterized now by 18th-century terraced garden. The setting was praised by Edith Wharton, who saw it after years of tenant occupation with its parterre planted with roses and cabbages, and by Georgina Masson, who saw it restored by Sig. Marcello Marchi after its near ruin during the Second World War. to the immaculately clipped and tailored condition today.

Located at 43.7805, 11.3289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Villas in Tuscany, Gardens in Tuscany, Landscape design history of Italy, Cultural landscapes

Villa Salviatino, Maiano

The Villa Salviatino, Maiano, in the frazione of Maiano on the steep slope south of Fiesole, is a Tuscan villa overlooking Florence. A modest farmhouse in the 14th century, set among informally terraced slopes planted with vines and olives, the house in its vigna was purchased in 1427 by the Bardi family, bankers of Florence, who rebuilt it in such palatial fashion that when it was subsequently sold to Nicola Tegliacci in 1447, the new owner named it Palagio (palazzo) dei Tegliacci.

Located at 43.7903, 11.2989 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Villas in Florence

Villa I Tatti

Villa I Tatti, The Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies is a center for advanced research in the humanities located in Florence, Italy belonging to Harvard University.

Located at 43.7864, 11.3097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Harvard University schools, Renaissance, Buildings and structures in Florence, Villas in Florence, Early music, Research institutes in Italy, Photo archives, Visitor attractions in Florence, Harvard University buildings, Former private collections

Vincigliata

Vincigliata Castle is a medieval castle which stands on a rocky hill to the east of Fiesole in the Italian region of Tuscany. In the mid-nineteenth century the building, which had fallen into a ruinous state, was acquired by the Englishman John Temple-Leader and entirely reconstructed in the feudal style. Between 1941 and 1943 it served as a small prisoner-of-war camp known as Castello di Vincigliata Campo P.G. 12.

Located at 43.7944, 11.3151 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Tuscany, Castles in Italy, Province of Florence, World War II prisoner of war camps in Italy