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.

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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 Niccolò church.

Santa Margherita

Church

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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 Niccolò church

Church

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San Niccolò church is situated 350 metres southwest of Fortezza del Girifalco.

San Cristoforo

Church

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torreone and San Marco in Villa.

Torreone

Hamlet

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Torreone is a hamlet.

San Marco in Villa

Hamlet

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San Marco in Villa is a hamlet.

Camucia

Village

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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″ north

Longitude

11.99405° or 11° 59′ 39″ east

Open location code

8FMH7XGV+QJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 616796376

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata 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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