Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Pistoia, Italy
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2.4 km
39 m
Experience Pistoia 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.
Individual Sights in PistoiaSight 1: Cattedrale di San Zeno
Pistoia Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Zeno is the main religious building of Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy, located in the Piazza del Duomo in the centre of the city. It is the seat of the Bishop of Pistoia and is dedicated to Saint Zeno of Verona.
Sight 2: Battistero di San Giovanni in Corte
The San Giovanni in Corte Baptistery, also known as the Baptistery of San Giovanni di Rotondo, is a former Roman Catholic building in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. The octagonal baptistery stands at a slight angle across a small piazza from the Duomo of Pistoia in the center of town. It is presently used for cultural events.
Sight 3: Chiesa di San Leone
San Leone, once called the oratory or church of Santo Spirito, is a small Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located adjacent to the Vivarelli Colonna in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. In 2017, restoration of the Baroque era frescoes in the apse and ceilings were completed.
Sight 4: Teatrino Gatteschi
Palazzo Gatteschi is a building in Pistoia, built by the architect Francesco Maria Gatteschi and home of the noble Gatteschi family, in Via del Can Bianco.
Sight 5: Chiesa di Santo Stefano
The church of Santo Stefano is a religious building in Pistoia, located in the square of the same name and part of the monastery of the Poor Clares.
Sight 6: Santissima Annunziata
The church and convent of the Santissima Annunziata is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazza de Servi #4, Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. The convent presently functions as a warehouse. The church is down via Laudesi from the San Desiderio, and via Piazza de Servi, From San Giovanni Decollato.
Sight 7: San Giovanni Decollato
The church of San Giovanni Battista al Tempio is an 11th-century church in Pistoia dedicated to St. John the Baptist. Hidden in the residential curtain, it has an entrance on both Via di Nemoreto and Via San Pietro.
Sight 8: Santa Maria Nuova
Santa Maria Nuova is a Romanesque-style, de-consecrated church located on Via Manrico Ducceschi #2 and Largo Santa Maria, in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 9: Ex Oratorio di San Desiderio
The Oratory of San Desiderio is a prayer hall located on Via Laudesi #53 in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. It houses 16th century paintings by Sebastiano Vini, Domenico Cresti, Francesco Curradi, and Matteo Rosselli. The oratory is diagonally across from the apse of Santa Maria Nuova.
Sight 10: San Paolo
San Paolo is a Roman Catholic church located on Via della Rosa #39 in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. The eclectic church facade sits near the intersection of four streets: Corso Silvani Fedi, Corso Giovanni Amendola, Via Porta Carratica, and Via del Can Bianco, about a block away along Silvani Fedi from the Chiesa del Tau.
Sight 11: Palazzo del Priorino
The Palazzo del Priorino is a Baroque-style palace on Via Pacini in central Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 12: San Domenico
San Domenico is a Romanesque and Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in the Piazza of the same name, with a north flank of the nave parallel to Corso Silvani Fedi, in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 13: Monumento a Garibaldi
The monument to Garibaldi is a bronze statue of Pistoia, located in the center of the square of the same name, on the edge of the church of San Domenico.
Sight 14: Chiesa di San Giovanni Fuorcivitas
San Giovanni Fuoricivitas is a Romanesque religious church and adjacent buildings in Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy. The adjective fuoricivitas refers to it location, outside of the first set of city walls, when it was founded during the era of Lombard rule in Italy.
Sight 15: Basilica della Madonna dell'Umiltà
The Basilica of Our Lady of Humility or Basilica della Madonna dell'Umiltà is a Renaissance-style Roman catholic church building in Pistoia, Italy.
Sight 16: San Vitale
The church of San Vitale is located in Pistoia.
Sight 17: San Benedetto
The church of San Benedetto is a church in Pistoia dating back to the fourteenth century.
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