Sant'Andrea in Percussina
District of Spedaletto
Tuscany - Italy

Boboli Gardens

The Boboli Gardens is a park in Florence, Italy, that is home to a collection of sculptures dating from the 16th through the 18th centuries, with some Roman antiquities.

Located at 43.7625, 11.2482 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Florence, Dacia in art, Gardens in Italy, Italian Renaissance gardens, Landscape design history, Visitor attractions in Florence

San Felice, Florence

The Chiesa di San Felice (Church of St Felix) is a church in Florence, Italy. It is located on the south bank of the River Arno, just west of the Pitti Palace. It is predominantly Gothic, but has a Renaissance façade by Michelozzo, added in 1457. Over the high altar is a large Crucifix attributed to Giotto or his school.

Located at 43.765, 11.2476 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Churches in Florence

San Leonardo in Arcetri

The Chiesa di San Leonardo in Arcetri is a church in Florence, Italy. The church stands among olive groves on the Via San Leonardo, a country road on the southern outskirts of Florence, next to Villa Spelman, seat of the Johns Hopkins University Charles S. Singleton Center for Italian Studies. The church, which dates from the 11th century, is best known for its beautiful 13th century pulpit, formerly in the church of San Pier Scheraggio, now part of the Uffizi.

Located at 43.7599, 11.2551 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Churches in Florence, 11th-century church buildings

Belvedere (fort)

The Forte di Belvedere or Fortezza di Santa Maria in San Giorgio del Belvedere (often called simply Belvedere) is a fortification in Florence, Italy. It was built by Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici during the period 1590–1595, with Bernardo Buontalenti as the designer, to protect the city and its rule by the Medici family.

Located at 43.7634, 11.2535 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Florence, Forts in Italy, Buildings and structures completed in 1595, 1595 establishments, Villas in Florence

Arcetri

Arcetri is a region of Florence, Italy, in the hills to the south of the city centre.

Located at 43.7548, 11.2518 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Districts of Florence

Arcetri Observatory

The Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (otherwise known as the Arcetri Observatory, Florence) is an astronomical observatory located in Arcetri in the outskirts of Florence, Italy. Observatory staff carry out theoretical and observational astronomy as well as designing and constructing astronomical instrumentation.

Located at 43.7506, 11.2544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Italy, Astronomy institutes and departments, Buildings and structures in Florence

Villa del Poggio Imperiale

Villa del Poggio Imperiale is a predominantly neoclassical former grand ducal villa in Arcetri, just to the south of Florence in Tuscany, central Italy. Beginning as a villa of the Baroncelli of Florence, it was seized by the Medici, became the home of a homicidal and unfaithful husband, and a lavish retreat for a Grand Duchess with imperial pretensions.

Located at 43.7492, 11.2474 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1625, Houses completed in 1776, Villas in Florence, Medici villas, Neoclassical architecture in Italy

Fonte di Fata Morgana

The Fonte di Fata Morgana, locally called the Casina delle Fate (Summerhouse of the Fates), at Grassina, not far from Florence, Italy, in the comune of Bagno a Ripoli, is a small garden building, built in 1573–4 as a garden feature in the extensive grounds of the Villa Riposo of Bernardo Vecchietti on the slope of the hill called Fattucchia.

Located at 43.7317, 11.2786 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Buildings and structures completed in 1574, Buildings and structures in Florence, Gardens in Italy

Sant'Andrea in Percussina

Sant'Andrea in Percussina is a frazione of San Casciano Val di Pesa in the province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is a small village of ancient origin and one of the most picturesque places in the area between San Casciano Val di Pesa and Florence. Niccolò Machiavelli wrote his treatise The Prince at his home here, the Albergaccio, where he lived when in exile.

Located at 43.6828, 11.1972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Frazioni of the Province of Florence

Brancacci Chapel

The Brancacci Chapel (in Italian, "Cappella dei Brancacci") is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period. Construction of the chapel was commissioned by Pietro Brancacci and begun in 1386. Public access is currently gained via the neighbouring convent, designed by Brunelleschi.

Located at 43.7677, 11.2436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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1420s paintings, 1480s paintings, Art museums and galleries in Florence, Renaissance art, Fresco paintings, Roman Catholic Church paintings, Paintings by Masaccio, Paintings by Filippino Lippi, 1386 establishments in Italy, Chapels in Florence, Religious museums in Italy

La Specola

Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is a museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name Specola means observatory, a reference to the astronomical observatory founded there in 1790. It now forms part of the Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze. The museum has deep ties with history; parts of the collection can be traced back to the Medici Family. It is known for its collection of wax anatomical models from the 18th century.

Located at 43.7645, 11.2473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Museums in Florence, Natural history museums in Italy

Santo Spirito, Florence

The Basilica of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito ("St. Mary of the Holy Spirit") is a church in Florence, Italy. Usually referred to simply as Santo Spirito, it is located in the Oltrarno quarter, facing the square with the same name. The building on the interior is one of the pre-eminent examples of Renaissance architecture.

Located at 43.7673, 11.2483 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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15th-century architecture, Basilica churches in Florence, Renaissance architecture in Florence

Galluzzo

Galluzzo is a suburb of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse (Certosa di Firenze or Certosa del Galluzzo), which was founded in 1342 by Niccolò Acciaioli.

Located at 43.7333, 11.2167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Districts of Florence, Former municipalities of Tuscany

Florence Charterhouse

Florence Charterhouse (Certosa di Firenze or Certosa del Galluzzo) is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy. The building is a walled complex located on Monte Acuto, at the point of confluence of the Ema and Greve rivers. The charterhouse was founded in 1341 by the Florentine noble Niccolò Acciaioli, Grand Seneschal of the Kingdom of Naples, but continued to expand over the centuries as the recipient of numerous donations.

Located at 43.7314, 11.2214 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Carthusian monasteries in Italy, Monasteries in Tuscany, 1341 establishments, Buildings and structures in Florence, Christian monasteries established in the 14th century

Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence

Santa Maria del Carmine is a church of the Carmelite Order, in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the location of the Brancacci Chapel housing outstanding Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino da Panicale, later finished by Filippino Lippi.

Located at 43.768, 11.2439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Basilica churches in Florence, Carmelite monasteries in Italy, Monasteries in Tuscany, Carmelite churches, Baroque sites of Tuscany, Baroque architecture in Italy, Rococo architecture of Italy

Florence American Cemetery and Memorial

The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of Florence, Italy, about two miles (3 km) south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the Rome-Milan autoroute. It covers about 70 acres, chiefly on the west side of the Greve river, framed by wooded hills. Most of those buried here are from the Fifth Army who died in the fighting that followed the capture of Rome in June 1944; others fell in the heavy fighting in the Apennines between then and 2 May 1945.

Located at 43.6915, 11.2082 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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World War II cemeteries in Italy, World War II memorials in Italy, American Battle Monuments Commission, Cemeteries in Florence

L'Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata

L'Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata was the first female boarding school in Florence, founded for the daughters of Marquis Gino Capponi. The Institute was created in 1823, to educate aristocratic and noble girls, under the patronage of Maria Anna of Saxony and Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The original building was in the via della Scala, Florence. In 1865 it moved to the Villa del Poggio Imperiale overlooking Florence where it remains in situ today.

Located at 43.7492, 11.2474 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Private schools in Italy, Girls' schools in Italy

Casa Guidi

Casa Guidi is the fifteenth-century patrician house in Piazza San Felice, 8, near the south end of the Pitti Palace in Florence, in which the piano nobile apartment was inhabited by Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning between 1847 and Mrs Browning's death in 1861. After their son Pen's death in 1912, the apartment was bought by several Browning enthusiasts. By that time, Casa Guidi was in poor shape, and the apartment retained hardly any furniture or paintings.

Located at 43.7653, 11.248 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Historic house museums in Italy, Landmark Trust properties in Italy, Museums in Florence

Villa Feri

Villa Feri is a villa in Florence, central Italy. It is known as "gentleman's villa" (villa da seniore) already in the 15th century. The first known documents about this villa date back to 1472, when Agostino di Lotto Tanini and Agnolo di Zanobi Da Diacceto sold it to Bernardo d'Antonio degli Alberti. In 1481 it became property of the brothers Agnolo and Benedetto Bartolomei, then, at the beginiing of the 16th century, was acquired by Raffaello and Miniato Miniati.

Located at 43.7456, 11.2332 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Torre del Gallo

The Torre del Gallo is a historical building located in Florence, Italy, located at Pian de 'Giullari, in the hills of Arcetri, on top of a ridge overlooking the city where there is a magnificent panorama.

Located at 43.7519, 11.2586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Villa Romana prize

The Villa Romana Prize, which has been awarded since 1905, is the oldest German art prize. The Villa Romana was acquired in 1905 by Max Klinger for 60,000 gold liras. Klinger then arranged for the German Künstlerbund where artists stayed, in particular the scholars of the Villa Romana Prize. In 1906 in Leipzig, the Villa Romana club, founded by Klinger, earned the Künstlerhaus Villa Romana. In 1926 the club was re-established. The club changed status into a foundation, based in Düsseldorf.

Located at 43.7542, 11.2392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Awards established in 1905, German art, Art awards, German awards

Museo delle Porcellane

The Museo delle Porcellane is located in the Casino del Cavaliere, one of the highest points of the Boboli Gardens at the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy.

Located at 43.762, 11.2525 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Art museums established in 1973, Art museums and galleries in Florence, Ceramics museums, Porcelain, 1973 establishments in Italy

Cimitero degli Allori

Cimitero degli Allori, Cimitero Evangelico degli Allori, (The Evangelical Cemetery of Laurels) is located in Florence, Italy, between 'Due Strade' and Galluzzo.

Located at 43.7473, 11.2303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Cemeteries in Florence, 1860 establishments

Santa Elisabetta delle Convertite

The church of Santa Elisabetta delle Convertite is an ancient church on via de' Serragli in Florence, Italy. The church was built in 1330 as part of a Monastery, founded in 1285 by a brother of Beata Umiliana de' Cerchi. The monastery was meant to house penitent prostitutes, who had decided to convert to a more moral lifestyle, as a plaque on via del Campuccio, on the wall of the former convent, declares. The monastery belonged to the third order of Franciscans.

Located at 43.7654, 11.2443 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Pieve of San Pancrazio (San Casciano in Val di Pesa)

The Pieve of San Pancrazio is a church in San Casciano in Val di Pesa. It is located on the hill dividing the valleys of the Pesa and Virginio streams. Known since the 10th century, it has noteworthy apses of Lombard architectural style. The interior has a nave and two aisles with matronaei. Works of art include a Madonna with Child of Agnolo Gaddi's school and a Crucifixion by Santi di Tito dating from 1590.

Located at 43.627, 11.1409 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Churches in Tuscany