Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence

The Jewish monumental cemetery in Florence is a monumental cemetery on the current Ariosto avenue, just outside the ancient Renaissance walls, as it was not allowed to bury Jews in the city.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Florence, Italy
Also known as: “Cimitero monumentale ebraico”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porta San Frediano and Uffizi Gallery.

Porta San Frediano

City gate

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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. Porta San Frediano is situated 170 metres northeast of Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence.

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. Uffizi Gallery is situated 1¼ km east of Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence.

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 450 metres southeast of Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Isolotto and Statuto.

Isolotto

Suburb

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Isolotto is a residential district in the southwestern part of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It forms part of Quartiere 4 and is one of the city's best-known post-war neighbourhoods.