Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Prato, Italy
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9.9 km
197 m
Experience Prato 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 PratoSight 1: Chiesa dell'Ascensione al Pino
The Church of the Ascension is located in Prato.
Sight 2: Chiesa di San Pier Forelli
The church of San Pier Forelli, also called San Pierino, is located in Via Santa Caterina in Prato.
Sight 3: Convitto nazionale statale Francesco Cicognini
The Cicognini National Boarding School is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Prato, Tuscany, Italy. Established by the Jesuits in c. 1692, the school is the oldest school in the city and follows the legacy of Francesco Cicognini.
Sight 4: Fontana dei Delfini
The Fountain of the Dolphins, designed by Ferdinando Tacca, is located in Piazza San Francesco in Prato, on the opposite side of the façade of the church of the same name.
Sight 5: 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 6: Cappella Migliorati
The Chapter of San Francesco in Prato, also known as the Migliorati Chapel, is a room in the Church of San Francesco (Prato), one of Niccolò Gerini's greatest masterpieces. Founded as the Chapter House of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, it is located inside the Renaissance cloister of the Church of San Francesco (Prato).
Sight 7: Monumento ai Caduti di Prato
The war memorial, depicting Heroism comforting Duty, is located in Prato in Piazza delle Carceri on the opposite side of the Emperor's castle. The work of the sculptor Antonio Maraini, it was inaugurated on 22 May 1934, the same day that the railway station was inaugurated in the presence of the King.
Sight 8: Fontana del Bacchino
The Bacchino fountain, built in the seventeenth century by the sculptor Ferdinando Tacca, is located in Piazza del Comune in Prato in front of the Palazzo Pretorio and is one of the symbols of the city.
Sight 9: Museo di Palazzo Pretorio
The Museum of Palazzo Pretorio is located in Prato in the Palazzo Pretorio.
Sight 10: 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 11: Monumento a Francesco Datini
The Monument to Francesco Datini is one of the symbols of Prato and is located in Piazza del Comune, the work of the Ferrara sculptor Antonio Garella. Made of white Carrara marble, it is dedicated to the merchant of Prato, Francesco Datini, and depicts the character in the act of giving his will to the poor, who were the recipients of his immense wealth through the establishment of the Ospedale del Ceppo. The pedestal features bronze bas-reliefs on the life of the famous merchant. The work has been restored to its former glory after the restoration completed in 2010. The original cast of the sculpture was kept at the Convitto Cicognini where it was accidentally destroyed in 2015. Every August 17, the city pays homage to the merchant and patron by placing a laurel wreath at the base of the sculpture.
Sight 12: 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 13: San Domenico
San Domenico is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in Prato, region of Tuscany, central Italy.
Sight 14: Chiesa della Misericordia
The church of the Archconfraternity of the Misericordia of Prato, dedicated to St. Michael, is located in Via Convenevole.
Sight 15: Fontana del Pescatorello
The Pescatorello fountain is located in Piazza del Duomo in Prato.
Sight 16: 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 17: 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 18: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
The Cathedral museum of Prato, Italy was founded in 1967 in a few rooms of the Bishop's residence and in 1976 grew to include items from both the Cathedral of Saint Stephen and the diocesan territory.
Sight 19: Prato Cathedral
Prato Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Stephen, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Prato, Tuscany, Central Italy, from 1954 the seat of the Bishop of Prato, having been previously, from 1653, a cathedral in the Diocese of Pistoia and Prato. It is dedicated to Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
Sight 20: Tabernacolo del Cantaccio
The Cantaccio is a historic crossroads in Prato, located at the intersection of Via Garibaldi and Via dei Tintori.
Sight 21: 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 22: 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 23: Ex Chiesa di San Jacopo
The former church of San Jacopo di Prato is located in Via San Jacopo.
Sight 24: Museo del Tessuto
The Campolmi Factory, the Prato Textile museum and Lazzerini Library is a textile museum and library in Prato in Tuscany, Italy. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
Sight 25: Chiesa di Santa Margherita
The church and monastery of Santa Margherita in Prato are located at the western end of Piazza Mercatale.
Sight 26: Chiesa Santa Maria della Pietà
Santa Maria della Pietà is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Sight 27: Chiesa di Sant'Anna in Giolica
The church of Sant'Anna in Giolica di Prato is located along the street of the same name.
Sight 28: 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.
Sight 29: Pieve di Santa Maria a Filettole
The parish church of Santa Maria Assunta in Filettole in the Italian region of Tuscany dates from the eleventh century. It was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1958.
Sight 30: Chiesino di Cavagliano
The church of Cavagliano is a place of Catholic worship located in the municipality of Prato, on the southern slopes of Calvana at 468 meters above sea level, between the hamlets of Filettole and Cavagliano.
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