Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Prato, Italy
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3.5 km
37 m
Explore Prato in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in PratoSight 1: Basilica dei Santi Vincenzo e Caterina de' Ricci
The Minor Basilica of Santi Vicenzo e Caterina de' Ricci is a Catholic church, built in the 16th to 18th centuries, and located in the town of Prato, in Tuscany, Italy. Adjacent to the church is a 16th-century monastery.
Sight 2: San Domenico
San Domenico is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in Prato, region of Tuscany, central Italy.
Sight 3: Oratorio di San Sebastiano
The oratory of San Sebastiano di Prato is located in Piazza San Domenico.
Sight 4: Cesare Guasti
Cesare Guasti was an Italian writer and philologist.
Sight 5: Chiesa della Misericordia
The church of the Archconfraternity of the Misericordia di Prato, named in San Michele, is found in via Convenoranti.
Sight 6: Monumento a Giuseppe Mazzoni
The monument to Giuseppe Mazzoni, the work of the sculptor Alessandro Lazzerini, is located in Prato on the south side of Piazza del Duomo in front of Palazzo Vestri.
Sight 7: Palazzo Vestri
Palazzo Vestri is the most impressive civil building among those located in Piazza Duomo in Prato, in front of Donatello's pulpit and the cathedral.
Sight 8: Fontana del Bacchino
The Bacchino fountain, built in the seventeenth century of the sculptor Ferdinando Tacca, is located in Piazza del Comune in Prato in front of the Palazzo Praetorio and is one of the symbols of the city.
Sight 9: Palazzo Pretorio
The Palazzo Pretorio is a historical building in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. It was the old city hall, standing in front of the current Palazzo Comunale. It now accommodates the Civic Museum of Prato, which was reopened in September 2013.
Sight 10: Museo Casa Francesco Datini
Palazzo Datini is a late 14th-century palace in Prato, Tuscany, central Italy. In 2015, the palace housed the offices of the Fondazione Casa Pia dei Ceppi, a charitable organization and a museum and archive.
Sight 11: Chiesa di San Pier Forelli
The church of San Pier Forelli, also called San Pierino, is located in Via Santa Caterina in Prato.
Sight 12: Chiesa di San Francesco
San Francesco is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in front of the square named after the church, in the historic center of Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 13: Basilica di Santa Maria delle Carceri
Santa Maria delle Carceri is a basilica church, designed by Giuliano da Sangallo, and built in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. It is among the earliest examples of a Greek cross plan for a complete church in Renaissance architecture.
Sight 14: Teatro Metastasio
The Teatro Metastasio is a theatre located on Via Benedetto Cairoli in central Prato, Italy. It remains the city of Prato's main venue for opera, plays, and concerts.
Sight 15: Tabernacolo del Cantaccio
The Cantaccio is a historic crossroads in Prato, located at the intersection of Via Garibaldi and Via dei Tintori.
Sight 16: Oratorio della Madonna del Buon Consiglio
The oratory of the Madonna del Buon Consiglio in Prato is located in Via Garibaldi, on the corner with Vicolo dei Gherardacci.
Sight 17: Chiesa di San Bartolomeo
The church of San Bartolomeo in Prato is located in Piazza Mercatale.
Sight 18: Chiesa Santa Maria della Pietà
Santa Maria della Pietà is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 19: Chiesa dei Cappuccini
The church of the Capuchins and the adjoining convent of Prato are located in Via Diaz, at the beginning of the Capuchin ascent. The facility housed a community of Capuchin Friars Minor until 2012, after which the convent was closed.
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