San Marco, Florence
San Marco is a Catholic religious complex in Florence, Italy. It comprises a church and a convent. The convent, which is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, has three claims to fame.
- Type: Religious site
- Description: convent uin Florence
- Also known as: “Basilica di San Marco” and “Convent San Marco”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Marco Museum and Galleria dell’Accademia.
San Marco Museum
Museum
Galleria dell’Accademia
Museum
The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze is an art museum in Florence, in Tuscany in central Italy. It houses the Michelangelo sculpture David and other sculptures by Michelangelo, and a large collection of paintings by Florentine artists, mostly from the period 1300–1600. Galleria dell’Accademia is situated 160 metres south of San Marco, Florence.
piazza San Marco
Square
Piazza San Marco is a city square in Florence, Italy. In the center of the piazza is the Monument to Generale Manfredo Fanti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Statuto and Coverciano.
Coverciano
Neighborhood
Coverciano is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city of Florence, Italy. The neighborhood is bordered by the Affrico and Mensola streams, by the slopes of the hills and by the Via Aretina. Coverciano is situated 3 km east of San Marco, Florence.
Isolotto
Suburb
Isolotto is a residential district in the southwestern part of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It forms part of Quartiere 4 and is one of the city's best-known post-war neighbourhoods. Isolotto is situated 3½ km west of San Marco, Florence.
San Marco, Florence
- Categories: dominican friary and religion
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.77836° or 43° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
11.25897° or 11° 15′ 32″ east
Elevation
50 metres (164 feet)
Open location code
8FMHQ7H5+8H
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“San Marco, Florence” goes by many names.
- French: “couvent San Marco”
- French: “Couvent San Marco”
- German: “Kloster San Marco”
- Japanese: “サンマルコ修道院”
- Macedonian: “Сан Марко (Фиренца)”
- Macedonian: “Сан Марко”
- Portuguese: “Convento de São Marcos”
- Slovenian: “Sveti Marko, Firence”
- Spanish: “Convento de San Marcos”
- Spanish: “San Marcos (Florencia)”
- Turkish: “San Marco (Floransa)”
- Turkish: “San Marco”
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