Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Pistoia, Italy

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Number of sights 29 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 94 m
Descend 89 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 Pistoia

Sight 1: Santa Maria delle Grazie

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Santa Maria delle Grazie, also known as Madonna del Letto, is a Renaissance-style, Roman Catholic church located near the city center in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria delle Grazie, Pistoia (EN)

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: San Bartolomeo in Pantano

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San Bartolomeo in Pantano

San Bartolomeo in Pantano is a Romanesque and Gothic style, Roman Catholic church in Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy, dedicated to St. Bartholomew the Apostle. The pantano of the name refers to the once marshy area in which the building was located.

Wikipedia: San Bartolomeo in Pantano (EN)

396 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Santissima Annunziata

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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.

Wikipedia: Santissima Annunziata, Pistoia (EN)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Ex Oratorio di San Desiderio

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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.

Wikipedia: Oratory of San Desiderio, Pistoia (EN)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Santa Maria Nuova

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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.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Nuova, Pistoia (EN)

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: San Giovanni Decollato

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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.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista al Tempio (IT)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di Santo Stefano

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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.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santo Stefano (Pistoia) (IT)

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: San Paolo

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San Paolo The original uploader was DarioPT81 at Italian Wikipedia. / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: San Paolo, Pistoia (EN)

246 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Monumento a Garibaldi

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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.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Garibaldi (Pistoia) (IT)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa di San Giovanni Fuorcivitas

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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.

Wikipedia: San Giovanni Fuoricivitas (EN)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di San Leone

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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.

Wikipedia: San Leone, Pistoia (EN)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Santa Liberata

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The church of Santa Liberata is located in Pistoia.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Liberata (Pistoia) (IT)

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 13: Cattedrale di San Zeno

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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.

Wikipedia: Pistoia Cathedral (EN)

24 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 14: Campanile di San Zeno

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The bell tower of the cathedral of Pistoia, dating back to the twelfth century, flanks the façade of the cathedral on the left side.

Wikipedia: Campanile del Duomo di Pistoia (IT)

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Battistero di San Giovanni in Corte

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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.

Wikipedia: San Giovanni in Corte Baptistery, Pistoia (EN)

280 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Basilica della Madonna dell'Umiltà

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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.

Wikipedia: Madonna dell'Umiltà, Pistoia (EN)

251 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: San Vitale

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The church of San Vitale is located in Pistoia.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Vitale (Pistoia) (IT)

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Santa Maria degli Angeli

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The church of Santa Maria degli Angeli is located in Pistoia.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria degli Angeli (Pistoia) (IT)

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Santi Prospero e Filippo

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Santi Prospero e Filippo

The Church of Saints Prospero and Filippo is a Roman Catholic church located in the centre of Pistoia.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Prospero e Filippo (IT)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: San Biagio

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The church of San Biagio or San Biagino, formerly the church of Santa Maria in Borgo Strada, from the street called Burgi Strada, is a Romanesque church located in the center of Pistoia, in Via degli Archi.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Biagio (Pistoia) (IT)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 21: Chiesa dello Spirito Santo

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Santo Spirito, once called the church of Sant'Ignazio, is a Roman Catholic church in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santo Spirito, Pistoia (EN)

26 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 22: San Michele in Cioncio

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The church of San Michele in Cioncio is located in Pistoia.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Michele in Cioncio (IT)

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 23: San Jacopo in Castellare

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The former church of San Jacopo in Castellare was located in Pistoia, near the Castellare slippery slope.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Jacopo in Castellare (IT)

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 24: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Carmine

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Santa Maria del Carmine is a Baroque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria del Carmine, Pistoia (EN)

294 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 25: Santa Maria a Ripalta

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Santa Maria a Ripalta

Santa Maria in Ripalta is a Renaissance-style, former church located in Via San Giuliano in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. The structure is under restoration.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria in Ripalta, Pistoia (EN)

264 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 26: San Francesco

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San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located on the piazza of the same name in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: San Francesco, Pistoia (EN)

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 27: Teatro Manzoni

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The Teatro Manzoni is a theatre in Pistoia located in Corso Gramsci 127.

Wikipedia: Teatro Manzoni (Pistoia) (IT)

110 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 28: San Benedetto

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The church of San Benedetto is a church in Pistoia dating back to the fourteenth century.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Benedetto (Pistoia) (IT)

1114 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 29: Santa Maria Maggiore

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Santa Maria Maggiore a Vicofaro is a church in Pistoia, Italy. Inaugurated in 1973, it incorporates the previous church and inherits its name from an even older one.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore a Vicofaro (IT)

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