Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Prato, Italy
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11.2 km
74 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: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea a Iolo
The church of Sant'Andrea in Iolo is located in via Gherardacci, in the hamlet of Iolo of the municipality of Prato.
Sight 2: San Pietro a Jolo
The church of San Pietro is located in Iolo, a south-western hamlet of the municipality of Prato.
Sight 3: Chiesa di San Silvestro
The church of San Silvestro in Tobbiana is a church in a hamlet of Prato.
Sight 4: Chiesa di San Giusto in Piazzanese
The parish church of San Giusto in Piazzanese is located in San Giusto, a southern hamlet of the municipality of Prato. It is the oldest church in the Prato area, outside the historic center.
Sight 5: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio
The church of Sant'Antonio is located in Reggiana, (Prato).
Sight 6: Santuario della Madonna del Soccorso
The sanctuary of the Madonna del Soccorso is located in Prato in the square of the same name.
Wikipedia: Santuario della Madonna del Soccorso (Prato) (IT)
Sight 7: 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 8: Oratorio della Compagnia del Pellegrino
The former oratory of the Compagnia del Pellegrino is located in Prato in Via del Pellegrino.
Sight 9: Ex Chiesa di San Jacopo
The former church of San Jacopo di Prato is located in Via San Jacopo.
Sight 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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 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: 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 15: Chiesa di Sant'Anna
The oratory of Sant'Anna di Prato is located in Viale Piave, not far from the Emperor's castle.
Sight 16: Santuario della Madonna del Giglio
The sanctuary of the Madonna del Giglio is located in Prato in via San Silvestro, adjacent to Piazza San Marco.
Sight 17: Chiesa di San Bartolomeo
The church of San Bartolomeo in Prato is located in Piazza Mercatale.
Sight 18: Square Form with Cut
Sandy form with cut is a monumental sculpture in white marble made by the English artist Henry Moore, who was purchased by the city of Prato with the help of local industrialists, at the end of one of his monographic exhibition of 1972 and represents one of the maximum examples of Contemporary sculpture present in Italy.
Sight 19: Chiesa di Santa Cristina a Pimonte
The church of Santa Cristina in Pimonte is located on a hilly offshoot of Prato along the street of the same name and is dedicated to Santa Cristina di Bolsena, while "Pimonte" indicates the lease of the building at the foot of the Calvana from which Piedmont then contracted in Pimonte.
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