Fortezza Medicea
Siena’s Fortezza Medicea is a fort built in the city between 1561 and 1563 on the orders of Duke Cosimo, a few years before he became the first Grand Duke of Tuscany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena and Siena Cathedral.
Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Stadium
Photo: Angelo.romano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stadio Artemio Franchi is a multi-purpose stadium in Siena, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and the home of A.C.N. Siena. It was built in 1923 and holds 15,373. Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena is situated 230 metres east of Fortezza Medicea.
Siena Cathedral
Church
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Siena Cathedral is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Siena Cathedral is situated 670 metres southeast of Fortezza Medicea.
Basilica of San Domenico
Church
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The Basilica of San Domenico, also known as Basilica Cateriniana, is a basilica church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, one of the most important in the city. The basilica is an example of Cistercian Gothic style. Basilica of San Domenico is situated 380 metres southeast of Fortezza Medicea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Prospero and Ravacciano.
San Prospero
Suburb
San Prospero is a neighborhood in the city of Siena, Tuscany. It represents the first of the so-called "first-generation suburbs" developed outside the city walls.
Fortezza Medicea
- Type: Fort
- Description: fortress in Siena, Italy
- Categories: fortress, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Siena, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Fortezza Medicea” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fortezza Medicea”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة ميديشى”
- French: “forteresse Médicis”
- French: “Forteresse Médicis”
- German: “Fortezza Medicea (Siena)”
- German: “Fortezza Medicea”
- Italian: “Forte di Santa Barbara”
- Italian: “fortezza Medicea”
- Italian: “Fortezza Medicea”
- Russian: “Крепость Медичи (Сиена)”
- Russian: “Крепость Медичи”
- Spanish: “Fortezza Medicea (Siena)”
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