Pignone

Pignone is a neighborhood in Florence, Florence, Tuscany. Pignone is situated nearby to the neighborhood San Frediano, as well as near Monticelli.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Uffizi Gallery and Porta San Frediano.

Uffizi Gallery

Museum

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The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world.

Porta San Frediano

City gate

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The Porta San Frediano was the westernmost gate in the 13th-century walls of the Oltrarno section of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located where Borgo San Frediano becomes Via Pisana. This was the access gate to the road to Pisa.

Brancacci Chapel

Museum

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The Brancacci Chapel is a chapel in the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, central Italy. It is sometimes called the "Sistine Chapel of the early Renaissance" for its painting cycle, among the most famous and influential of the period.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isolotto and Statuto.

Isolotto

Suburb

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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.