Croce di Prata

Croce di Prata is a wayside cross in San Quirico d’Orcia, Val d’Orcia, Tuscany. Croce di Prata is situated nearby to the church Madonna del Rosario, as well as near the building Podere Belvedere (San Quirico d’Orcia).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santi Quirico e Giulitta and Chiesa della Madonna di Vitaleta.

Santi Quirico e Giulitta

Church

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Santi Quirico e Giulitta is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Croce di Prata.

Chiesa della Madonna di Vitaleta

Church

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Chiesa della Madonna di Vitaleta is a church, which is situated 1¼ km southwest of Croce di Prata.

Podere Belvedere (San Quirico d’Orcia)

Building

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Podere Belvedere (San Quirico d’Orcia) is a building, which is situated 620 metres southeast of Croce di Prata.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagno Vignoni and Pienza.

Bagno Vignoni, is a village in the commune of San Quirico d'Orcia, 45 km to the south of Siena. Whilst the buildings in this small centre date from the mediaeval period, the first settlement in the area was during the time of the Etruscans and ancient Romans, as attested by numerous archaeological finds.

Pienza

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pienza is a city in the Val d'Orcia region of Tuscany. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is considered the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism". It had a population of about 2,100 people in 2017.

Torrenieri

Village

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torrenieri is a town in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montalcino, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 1,239. Torrenieri is situated 6 km west of Croce di Prata.

Croce di Prata

Type: Wayside cross
Denomination: Catholic
Category: historic site
Location: San Quirico d’Orcia, Val d’Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.0669° or 43° 4′ 1″ north

Longitude

11.61656° or 11° 36′ 60″ east

Open location code

8FMH3J88+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5652373711

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=wayside_cross

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Madonna del Rosario and Comando Carabinieri San Quirico d’Orcia.

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