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4 days ago · Church of Sant’Agostino. Past the arch at the end of Via San Pietro, the square known as Prato di Sant’Agostino is dominated by the gothic Church of Sant’Agostino. Although the original church dates back to the 13th century, it has undergone a number of modifications since, the most important of which was carried out by the architect ...
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- Church of The Osservanza
The Church of the Osservanza stands about two and a half...
- Forte Di Santa Barbara
The Giardini della Lizza gardens, laid out in the 19th...
- Church of San Francesco
The Arch of San Francesco opens onto the square also named...
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- Palazzo Piccolomini and Palazzo Delle Papesse
On Via Banchi di Sotto, opposite the former Jesuit convent...
- The Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore and The Crete
The Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore stands at 273 metres...
- The Contrade
Currently there are 17 Contrade in Siena, considerably...
- From Piazza Del Campo to The Duomo Along Via Di Città
From Piazza del Campo, considered neutral ground by the...
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1 day ago · Genoa ( / ˈdʒɛnoʊə / JEN-oh-ə, Italian: Genova, Italian: [ˈdʒɛːnova] ⓘ; Ligurian: Zêna, Ligurian: [ˈzeːna]) [a] is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2023, 558,745 people lived within the city's administrative limits. [3] While its metropolitan city has 813,626 ...
4 days ago · The Carthusian Monastery of Pontignano was built in 1343 by Bindo di Falcone, a Senese lord who accumulated substantial wealth from trading with the Papacy. Unlike the Carthusian monasteries of Belriguardo and Maggiano, built in 1314, the Pontignano monastery was to have a church as well as the cloisters, cells and other buildings necessary to ...
4 days ago · Each Contrada has its symbol and precise boundaries, as laid down in the 1729 edict issued by the governor of the city, Beatrice Violante of Bavaria. Contrada dell’Aquila. Patron saint: Holy Name of Mary (feast day September 12th). Oratorio di San Giovanni Battista, Casato di Sotto. Nobile Contrada del Bruco.
3 days ago · La chiesa di Sant' Agostino, costruita nel sec. XIV nel luogo già occupato dalla chiesa dei SS. Jacopo e Cristoforo fu poi ampliata a più riprese, con l'intervento anche del Sansovino, il quale realizzò, nell'interno, il "tramezzo" di vasariana memoria e il chiostro insieme a vari disegni per i locali comuni del monastero.
2 days ago · Costruita nel XIV secolo, la chiesa romanica Sant’Agostino fu ampliata nel Quattrocento con l’aggiunta delle due navate laterali. La facciata, scandita da tre finestre circolari e da quattro lesene, è impreziosita da un portale cinquecentesco, opera dei lombardi Ferrone e Comiso.
3 days ago · San Gimignano is a medieval hilltop town in the Tuscany region of central Italy, located about 56 kilometers (35 miles) southwest of Florence. It is known for its beautifully preserved historical architecture, including 14 medieval towers that rise above the city's rooftops.
