Altafronte Castle

Altafronte Castle is a public building in Florence, Florence, Tuscany. Altafronte Castle is situated nearby to the library Biblioteca Museo Galileo, as well as near the police station Carabinieri - Comando Stazione Firenze Uffizi.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uffizi Gallery and Museo Galileo.

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.

Museo Galileo

Museum

Photo: Ebonaiuti, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museo Galileo is located in Florence, Italy, in Piazza dei Giudici, along the River Arno and close to the Uffizi Gallery. The museum, dedicated to astronomer and scientist Galileo Galilei, is housed in Palazzo Castellani, an 11th-century building which was then known as the Castello d'Altafronte.

Piazza della Signoria

Square

Piazza della Signoria

Photo: Giuseppe Zocchi, Public domain.

Piazza della Signoria is a W-shaped square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Central Italy. It was named after the Palazzo della Signoria, also called Palazzo Vecchio. Piazza della Signoria is situated 200 metres north of Altafronte Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Statuto and Monteripaldi.

Statuto

Neighborhood

Photo: Beppeyeah, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Statuto is a neighborhood.

Monteripaldi

Hamlet

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 2.5.

Monteripaldi is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km south of Altafronte Castle.

Isolotto

Suburb

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 2.5.

Isolotto is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Altafronte Castle.

Altafronte Castle

Type: Public building
Description: building in Florence, Italy
Categories: castle, building, and government building
Location: Florence, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.76775° or 43° 46′ 4″ north

Longitude

11.25589° or 11° 15′ 21″ east

Levels

4

Open location code

8FMHQ794+49

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=civic

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Altafronte Castle” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Castello d’Altafronte”
French: “Castello d’Altafronte”
French: “palais Castellani”
German: “Florenz_Torre-Consorti”
German: “Italien”
German: “italien/florenz_torre-consorti”
German: “Torre degli Acciaiuoli”
German: “Torre Dei Buondelmonti”
German: “Torre Dei Consorti”
Italian: “Castello d’Altafronte”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca Museo Galileo and Carabinieri - Comando Stazione Firenze Uffizi.

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