San Miniato al Monte
San Miniato al Monte is a basilica in Florence, central Italy, standing atop one of the highest points in the city. It has been described as one of the finest Romanesque structures in Tuscany and one of the most scenic churches in Italy.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Photo: Rufus46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: basilica in Florence, Italy
- Also known as: “Basilica of St. Minias on the Mountain”
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cimitero delle Porte Sante and Uffizi Gallery.
Cimitero delle Porte Sante
Cemetery
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
Cimitero delle Porte Sante is a monumental cemetery in Florence located within the fortified bastion of the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte.
Uffizi Gallery
Museum
Photo: Arek N., CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 northwest of San Miniato al Monte.
Piazzale Michelangelo
Square
Photo: Michael Wittwer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piazzale Michelangelo is a square with a panoramic view of Florence, Italy, located in the Oltrarno district. Piazzale Michelangelo is situated 370 metres north of San Miniato al Monte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monteripaldi and Statuto.
Statuto
Neighborhood
Photo: Beppeyeah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Statuto is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km north of San Miniato al Monte.
Coverciano
Neighborhood
San Miniato al Monte
- Categories: minor basilica, abbey church, building, tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.75945° or 43° 45′ 34″ northLongitude
11.26511° or 11° 15′ 54″ eastOpen location code
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tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q844337
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Uzbek—“San Miniato al Monte” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Սան Մինիատո Ալ Մոնտե”
- Basque: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Catalan: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Chinese: “圣米尼亚托大殿”
- Chinese: “聖米尼亞託大殿”
- Croatian: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Dutch: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Esperanto: “Baziliko de San Miniato al Monte”
- Esperanto: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Finnish: “Basilica di San Miniato al Monte”
- French: “basilique San Miniato al Monte”
- French: “Basilique San Miniato al Monte”
- French: “église San Miniato al Monte”
- French: “San miniato al monte”
- German: “Cimitero delle Porte Sante”
- German: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית סן מניאטו אל מונטה”
- Hungarian: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Miniatus dari Gunung, Firenze”
- Italian: “Abbazia di San Miniato”
- Italian: “basilica di San Miniato al Monte”
- Italian: “Basilica di San Miniato al Monte”
- Italian: “Basilica di San Miniato”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Miniato al Monte a Firenze”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Miniato al Monte”
- Italian: “Chiesa di San Miniato”
- Italian: “Monastero di San Miniato”
- Italian: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Japanese: “サン・ミニアート・アル・モンテ教会”
- Korean: “산 미니아토 알 몬테 성당”
- Korean: “상 미니아토 성당”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Norwegian: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Polish: “Kościół San Miniato al Monte”
- Portuguese: “Basílica de San Miniato al Monte”
- Portuguese: “Basílica di San Miniato al Monte”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de San Miniato al Monte”
- Portuguese: “Igreja di San Miniato al Monte”
- Portuguese: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Russian: “Базилика ди Сан-Миниато”
- Russian: “Базилика Сан Миниато Аль Монте”
- Russian: “Сан Миньято аль Монте”
- Russian: “Сан-Миниато-аль-Монте”
- Russian: “Сан-Миньято аль Монте”
- Russian: “Сан-Миньято-аль-Монте”
- Scots: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Serbo-Croatian: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Slovenian: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Spanish: “Basilica de san miniato al monte”
- Spanish: “basílica de San Miniato al Monte”
- Spanish: “Basílica de San Miniato al Monte”
- Spanish: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Spanish: “San Miniato del Monte”
- Swedish: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Tagalog: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Thai: “Basilica di San Miniato al Monte”
- Thai: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Thai: “บาซิลิกาซานมินิอาโตอัลมอนเต”
- Turkish: “S. Miniato al Monte Bazilikası”
- Turkish: “San Miniato al Monte Bazilikası”
- Turkish: “San Miniato al Monte”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка Сан Міньято аль Монте”
- Ukrainian: “Сан-Міньято-аль-Монте”
- Uzbek: “San Miniato al Monte”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca ecclesiastica di San Miniato al Monte and Parco della Rimembranza della Croce Rossa Italiana.
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