Villa San Donato

The Villa San Donato is a Palladian palace built by Russian industrialist Nikolay Demidov on 42 hectares of marshland to the north of Florence at Polverosa which he had bought from the Catholic church, after he was made Russia's ambassador to the court of .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: former palace near Florence, owned by Prince Anatoly Demidoff, home of the Demidov collection
  • Also known as: “Palais de San Donato” and “Villa Demidoff”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Donato in Polverosa and Ex centrale termica FIAT.

Church
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is a church.

Historic building
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is a historic building, which is situated 150 metres east of Villa San Donato.

Church
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The Cappella Demidoff di San Donato, or , is occupied at present by the Church of Christ in Florence, and is found on via San Donato. is situated 220 metres south of Villa San Donato.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Novoli and Isolotto.

Suburb
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is a city quarter in the northwestern part of , Italy. It was part of the former comune of Pellegrino until 1865, when it became a part of the comune of .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Villa San Donato

Latitude
43.7903° or 43° 47′ 25″ north
Longitude
11.22559° or 11° 13′ 32″ east
Open location code
8FMHQ6RG+46
Open­Street­Map ID
way 307536892
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q290265
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Villa San Donato” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Palais de San Donato”
  • Dutch: “Villa San Donato”
  • French: “Palais de San Donato”
  • French: “villa San Donato”
  • French: “Villa San Donato”
  • German: “Palais de San Donato”
  • Greek: “Βίλα Σαν Ντονάτο”
  • Italian: “Villa San Donato”
  • Japanese: “ヴィラ・サン・ドナート”
  • Polish: “Villa San Donato”
  • Portuguese: “Villa San Donato”
  • Russian: “Вилла Сан-Донато”
  • Slovenian: “vila San Donato”
  • Turkish: “San Donato Villası”
  • Turkish: “Villa San Donato”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Piazza Don Franco Bencini and Largo Gianfranco Bartolini.

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