Piazza San Benedetto

Piazza San Benedetto is a square in Florence, Florence, Tuscany. Access is restricted and requires permission. Piazza San Benedetto is situated nearby to the museum Chiesa di San Benedetto, as well as near the church San Benedetto, Florence.

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Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Pedestrian zone
Description: Urban square in Florence, Italy
Also known as: “piazza San Benedetto” and “Saint Benedict Square”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower and Uffizi Gallery.

Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower

Church

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Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in Florence, Italy. Commenced in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and completed by 1436 with a dome… Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower is situated 110 metres northwest of Piazza San Benedetto.

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 450 metres south of Piazza San Benedetto.

Bargello National Museum

Museum

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The Bargello, also known as the Palazzo del Bargello or Palazzo del Popolo, is a former public building and police headquarters, later a prison, in Florence, Italy. Bargello National Museum is situated 230 metres south of Piazza San Benedetto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Coverciano.

Statuto

Neighborhood

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Statuto is a neighborhood.

Coverciano

Neighborhood

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Coverciano is a city quartiere in the southeastern part of Florence, Italy. The neighborhood is bordered by the Affrico and Mensola streams, by the slopes of the hills and by the Via Aretina. Coverciano is situated 3 km east of Piazza San Benedetto.