Apennine Colossus
Apennine Colossus is a work of art in Vaglia, Florence, Tuscany. Apennine Colossus is situated nearby to the church Cappella del Buontalenti, as well as near the manor estate Villa di Pratolino.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Colosso dell’Appennino”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa di Pratolino and San Cresci a Macioli.
Villa di Pratolino
Manor estate
The Villa di Pratolino was a Renaissance patrician villa in Vaglia, Tuscany, Italy. It was mostly demolished in 1822. Its remains are now part of the Villa Demidoff, 12 km north of Florence, reached from the main road to Bologna. Villa di Pratolino is situated 160 metres southeast of Apennine Colossus.
San Cresci a Macioli
Church
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice a Montorsoli church
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cercina and Caldine.
Cercina
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Cercina is a frazione of the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, central Italy, located on the slopes of Mount Morello. Cercina is situated 3 km west of Apennine Colossus.
Caldine
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caldine is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Apennine Colossus.
Pian di San Bartolo
Village
Photo: Discanto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pian di San Bartolo is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Apennine Colossus.
Apennine Colossus
- Category: tourism
- Location: Vaglia, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.85945° or 43° 51′ 34″ northLongitude
11.30456° or 11° 18′ 16″ eastInception
1580Open location code
8FMHV853+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 1930315295OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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In Other Languages
“Apennine Colossus” goes by many names.
- Hungarian: “Appennini Kolosszus”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cappella del Buontalenti and Fonte del Mugnone.
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