Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Florence, Italy

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Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 12.6 km
Ascend 132 m
Descend 157 m

Experience Florence in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in FlorenceIndividual Sights in Florence

Sight 1: Chiesa della Beata Maria Vergine Madre della Divina Provvidenza

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The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of Divine Providence is a Catholic place of worship located on Via Dino Compagni in Florence, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Beata Maria Vergine Madre della Divina Provvidenza (IT)

813 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: San Marco Vecchio

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The church of San Marco Vecchio is a Catholic place of worship located in the northeast of Florence, on Via Faentina.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Marco Vecchio (IT)

772 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa delle Suore Ausiliatrici del Purgatorio

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The church of the Sisters Help of Christians of Purgatory is a Catholic place of worship located in Via Don Minzoni in Florence.

Wikipedia: Chiesa delle Suore Ausiliatrici del Purgatorio (IT)

287 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Buon Consiglio

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The Church of the Blessed Virgin of Good Counsel is a Catholic place of worship located on Viale Don Minzoni in Florence, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Beata Vergine del Buon Consiglio (IT)

221 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa della Madonna della Tosse

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The church of the Madonna della Tosse is a Catholic place of worship located in Via Giovanni Pascoli in Florence, in the area along the Mugnone near Porta San Gallo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Madonna della Tosse (IT)

689 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Santa Maria del Suffragio

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The church of Santa Maria del Suffragio, also known as the Church of the Pilgrim, is a Catholic place of worship located on Via Bolognese, just north of the historic center of Florence.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio (Firenze) (IT)

569 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: Giardino dell'Orticoltura

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The Horticultural Garden is a garden in Florence located in Via Vittorio Emanuele II 4, with a side entrance on Via Bolognese 17.

Wikipedia: Giardino dell'Orticoltura (IT)

620 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Piazza della Vittoria

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Piazza della Vittoria is located in Florence and is the confluence of Via Fratelli Ruffini, Via Francesco Puccinotti, Via della Cernaia and Via Giuseppe Cesare Abba. In recent times, the square has been a meeting point for young people and children from the neighborhood, as well as students from the area. Piazza della Vittoria is adorned with forty-five pine trees that give it the appearance of a garden. In this square, there is the building of the Liceo Ginnasio Dante, a work in the Coppedè style and, in Via della Cernaia, the Maria Teresa nursing home that overlooks the square.

Wikipedia: Piazza della Vittoria (Firenze) (IT)

553 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di San Giuseppino

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The church of San Giuseppe, known as San Giuseppino, is a Catholic place of worship located in Florence, in Via Santa Caterina d'Alessandria and on the corner with Via delle Ruote.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giuseppino (IT)

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore

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The church of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, born with the title of Santa Maria della Concezione, is a Catholic place of worship in Florence, located in Piazza Santa Caterina d'Alessandria and on the corner with Via Enrico Poggi, in the historic center of the Tuscan capital.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (Firenze) (IT)

454 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa russa ortodossa della Natività

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Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is a Russian Orthodox church in Florence, located on via Leone X, near the Basso Fortress. Its style is a late 19th and early 20th century imitation of the earlier Naryshkin Baroque.

Wikipedia: Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas (Florence) (EN)

483 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Giardini della Fortezza

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The gardens of the Fortezza, also known as the Vascone Gardens, are located on the east side of the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, between the ramparts and Viale Filippo Strozzi.

Wikipedia: Giardini della Fortezza (IT)

504 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 13: Porta a Faenza

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The gate in Faenza was a city gate in the walls of Florence, built with the last thirteenth-century circle and then incorporated into the city walls.

Wikipedia: Porta a Faenza (IT)

819 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa del Sacro Cuore al Romito

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The church of the Sacred Heart at Romito is a Catholic place of worship located in Piazza Baldinucci in Florence, in the Romito area.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Sacro Cuore al Romito (IT)

1051 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 15: San Jacopo in Polverosa

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San Jacopo in Polverosa

The church of San Jacopo in Polverosa, popularly known as San Jacopino, is a Catholic place of worship located just outside the center of Florence, in Via Benedetto Marcello at number 24. It gives its name to the Florentine district of San Jacopino.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Jacopino (IT)

904 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 16: Giardino Corsini

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The Corsini al Prato garden is part of the complex of Palazzo Corsini al Prato, to be distinguished from Palazzo Corsini sul Lungarno, which belonged to the wealthy Corsini family in Florence. Numerous and illustrious guests have been at the palace, from Frederick IV of Denmark to the Prince of Wales, Charles Edward Stuart, to Queens Victoria of England and Margaret of Savoy.

Wikipedia: Giardino Corsini (IT)

430 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Orti Oricellari

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The Orti Oricellari is a monumental garden in the street of the same name near Santa Maria Novella, in Florence. It was the garden of what is now called Palazzo Venturi Ginori, and belonged to the Rucellai family, of which "Oricellari" is a variant of the family name.

Wikipedia: Orti Oricellari (IT)

260 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Saint James

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St. James' American Episcopal Church is an Anglican and Old Catholic church located at 13 Via Bernardo Rucellai in Florence, in front of the Orti Oricellari and behind the Corsini Garden.

Wikipedia: Chiesa episcopale americana di Saint James (IT)

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Chiesa dell'Adorazione Perpetua

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The Church of the Perpetual Adoration is a Roman Catholic church in Florence, Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dell'Adorazione Perpetua (IT)

426 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 20: Porta al Prato

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Porta al Prato is one of the ancient city gates of the Walls of Florence. It is now located in the center of the square of the same name in Porta al Prato, along the busy route of the Circonvallazione avenues, at the convergence of Viale Fratelli Rosselli, Via del Ponte alle Mosse, Viale Belfiore and Prato di Ognissanti.

Wikipedia: Porta al Prato (IT)

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: Firenze Porta al Prato

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Firenze Porta al Prato railway station was a railway station at the head of Florence, with a central metropolitan platform. Without rail traffic since September 2022 and suppressed in February 2024, the management of circulation fell within the scope of the Firenze Cascine Movement Post of the Leopolda railway from which the connecting branch was born.

Wikipedia: Stazione di Firenze Porta al Prato (IT)

1369 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 22: Ghiacciaia delle Cascine (Piramide)

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The Cascine Icehouse is an icehouse in Florence, located in the Cascine park near the Pavoniere swimming pool.

Wikipedia: Ghiacciaia delle Cascine (IT)

915 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 23: Parco delle Cascine

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The Parco delle Cascine (Cascine Park) is a monumental and historical park in the city of Florence. The park covers an area of 160 hectares. It has the shape of a long and narrow stripe, on the north bank of the Arno river. It extends from the centre of Florence until the point where the Mugnone flows into the Arno.

Wikipedia: Parco delle Cascine (EN)

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