Porta San Frediano

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.

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Type: City gate
Description: city gate in Florence, Italy
Also known as: “Porta San Frediano, Florence”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uffizi Gallery and Brancacci Chapel.

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 and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. Uffizi Gallery is situated 1¼ km east of Porta San Frediano.

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. Brancacci Chapel is situated 410 metres southeast of Porta San Frediano.

Santa Maria del Carmine

Church

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Santa Maria del Carmine is a church of the Carmelite Order, in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the location of the Brancacci Chapel housing outstanding Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino da Panicale, later finished by Filippino Lippi. Santa Maria del Carmine is situated 420 metres southeast of Porta San Frediano.