Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Pistoia, Italy

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 2.4 km
Ascend 38 m
Descend 39 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: 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)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

154 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Teatrino Gatteschi

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Palazzo Gatteschi is a building in Pistoia, built by the architect Francesco Maria Gatteschi and home of the noble Gatteschi family, in Via del Can Bianco.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Gatteschi (IT)

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

176 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Palazzo del Priorino

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The Palazzo del Priorino is a Baroque-style palace on Via Pacini in central Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Palazzo del Priorino, Pistoia (EN)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: San Domenico

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San Domenico is a Romanesque and Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located in the Piazza of the same name, with a north flank of the nave parallel to Corso Silvani Fedi, in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: San Domenico, Pistoia (EN)

30 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 13: 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 14: 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)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: 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 16: San Vitale

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The church of San Vitale is located in Pistoia.

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

325 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

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