Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Prato, Italy

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Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 3.4 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 34 m

Experience Prato in Italy in a whole new way with our free 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 Prato

Sight 1: Convitto nazionale statale Francesco Cicognini

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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.

Wikipedia: Cicognini National Boarding School (EN)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Oratorio della Compagnia del Pellegrino

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The former oratory of the Compagnia del Pellegrino is located in Prato in Via del Pellegrino.

Wikipedia: Oratorio della Compagnia del Pellegrino (IT)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Ex Chiesa di San Jacopo

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The former church of San Jacopo di Prato is located in Via San Jacopo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Jacopo (Prato) (IT)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Cappella Migliorati

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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. Born 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).

Wikipedia: Cappella Migliorati (IT)

15 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa di San Francesco

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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.

Wikipedia: San Francesco, Prato (EN), Website

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Monumento ai Caduti di Prato

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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 May 22, 1934, the same day that the railway station was inaugurated in the presence of the King.

Wikipedia: Monumento ai Caduti di Prato (IT)

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Basilica di Santa Maria delle Carceri

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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.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria delle Carceri, Prato (EN)

456 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 8: Museo del Tessuto

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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.

Wikipedia: Prato Textile Museum (EN)

235 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di Sant'Anna

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The oratory of Sant'Anna di Prato is located in Viale Piave, not far from the Emperor's castle.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di Sant'Anna (Prato) (IT), Website

254 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Square Form with Cut

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Square shape with cut is a monumental sculpture in white marble made by the English artist Henry Moore, which was purchased by the city of Prato with the help of local industrialists, at the end of a monographic exhibition in 1972 and represents one of the greatest examples of contemporary sculpture in Italy.

Wikipedia: Forma squadrata con taglio (IT)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Santuario della Madonna del Giglio

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The sanctuary of the Madonna del Giglio is located in Prato in Via San Silvestro, adjacent to Piazza San Marco.

Wikipedia: Santuario della Madonna del Giglio (IT)

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Chiesa di San Bartolomeo

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The church of San Bartolomeo in Prato is located in Piazza Mercatale.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Bartolomeo (Prato) (IT)

601 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 13: Magnolfi Nuovo

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The Magnolfi Orphanage is located in the municipality of Prato.

Wikipedia: Orfanotrofio Magnolfi (IT)

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa Santa Maria della Pietà

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Santa Maria della Pietà is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in Prato, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria della Pietà, Prato (EN)

669 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 15: Chiesa di Sant'Anna in Giolica

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The church of Sant'Anna in Giolica di Prato stands along the homonymous path.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Anna in Giolica (IT)

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