Fortezza del Girifalco
Fortezza del Girifalco is a castle in Cortona, Val di Chiana, Tuscany. Fortezza del Girifalco is situated nearby to the museum Fortezza Medicea del Girifalco, as well as near the church Santa Margherita.Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: Medici fortress in Cortona, now hosting temporary events and exhibitions
- Also known as: “Fortezza Medicea di Girifalco”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santa Margherita and San Cristoforo.
Santa Margherita
Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Basilica of Santa Margherita is a neo-Gothic style, Roman Catholic church, located just outside the Tuscan town of Cortona, Italy, at the intersection of Via delle Santucce and Via Sant Margherita, on a hill just below the Fortezza Medicea, and dedicated to a native saint of the town, Margaret of Cortona. Santa Margherita is situated 150 metres west of Fortezza del Girifalco.
San Cristoforo
Church
San Cristoforo is a small, Roman Catholic church located at the intersection of Via San Niccolò and Via dell’Orto della Cera, in central Cortona, Province of Arezzo, region of Tuscany in Italy. San Cristoforo is situated 360 metres west of Fortezza del Girifalco.
San Niccolò church
Church
Photo: Sansa55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Niccolò church is situated 350 metres southwest of Fortezza del Girifalco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torreone and San Marco in Villa.
Camucia
Village
Camucia is a small town in Tuscany in central Italy. It is a frazione of Cortona. Sitting at the base of the hill on which Cortona lies, it serves as the railway station for the historic town, on the main Florence - Rome line.
Fortezza del Girifalco
- Categories: museum, military museum building, historical park museum, private museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cortona, Val di Chiana, Arezzo, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.27698° or 43° 16′ 37″ northLongitude
11.99405° or 11° 59′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8FMH7XGV+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 616796376OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q11859845
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Italian—“Fortezza del Girifalco” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Fortezza Medicea di Girifalco”
- French: “Fortezza del Girifalco”
- French: “Fortezza Medicea di Girifalco”
- German: “Fortezza del Girifalco”
- German: “Fortezza Medicea di Girifalco”
- Italian: “fortezza del Girifalco”
- Italian: “Fortezza del Girifalco”
- Italian: “Fortezza di Girifalco”
- Italian: “Fortezza Medicea di Girifalco”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fortezza Medicea del Girifalco and Porta Santa Margherita.
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