Florence Charterhouse
Florence Charterhouse is a charterhouse, or Carthusian monastery, located in the Florence suburb of Galluzzo, in central Italy. The building is a walled complex located on Monte Acuto, at the point of confluence of the Ema and Greve rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Monastery
- Description: building in Florence, Italy
- Also known as: “Certosa (Florence)” and “Certosa di Firenze Monastery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro Everest and San Giuseppe al Galluzzo.
Teatro Everest
Theater building
Teatro Everest is a theater building, which is situated 550 metres north of Florence Charterhouse.
San Giuseppe al Galluzzo
Church
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San Giuseppe al Galluzzo is a church, which is situated 580 metres north of Florence Charterhouse.
Santa Lucia al Galluzzo
Church
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Santa Lucia al Galluzzo is a church, which is situated 1 km northeast of Florence Charterhouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galluzzo and Pozzolatico.
Galluzzo
Village
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Galluzzo is part of quartiere 3 of the Italian city of Florence, Italy, located in the southern extremity of the Florentine commune. It is known for the celebrated Carthusian monastery, the Galluzzo or Florence Charterhouse, which was founded in 1342 by Niccolò Acciaioli.
Florence Charterhouse
- Categories: Carthusian monastery, religious museum, and religion
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Florence Charterhouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “佛罗伦萨加尔都西会修道院”
- Dutch: “Florence Charterhouse”
- Esperanto: “Florenca Kartuzio”
- French: “Certosa di Firenze”
- French: “chartreuse de Galluzzo”
- French: “Chartreuse de galluzzo”
- French: “Chartreuse de Galluzzo”
- French: “Chartreuse De Galluzzo”
- German: “Certosa di Firenze”
- German: “Certosa San Lorenzo di Galluzzo”
- Italian: “Certosa del Galluzzo”
- Italian: “certosa di Firenze”
- Italian: “Certosa di Firenze”
- Italian: “Certosa in val d’Ema”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Lorenzo alla Certosa”
- Korean: “피렌체 카르투시오회 수도원”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro de Galluzzo”
- Russian: “Чертоза ди Галуццо”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de Florencia”
- Spanish: “Cartuja de San Lorenzo di Galluzzo”
- Spanish: “La cartuja de Florencia”
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