Lago Palastra

Lago Palastra is a reservoir in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Florence, Tuscany. Lago Palastra is situated nearby to the locality Le Capitozze, as well as near the village Chiesanuova.

Places of Interest

Highlights include House of Machiavelli and Villa I Collazzi.

House of Machiavelli

Museum

Photo: Vignaccia76, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The house of Machiavelli, also referred to as L'Albergaccio, was the place where Niccolò Machiavelli lived during his exile from Florence. This is located in Sant'Andrea in Percussina in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, in the province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy…

Villa I Collazzi

Manor estate

Photo: janex, CC BY 2.0.

Villa I Collazzi is a manor estate.

Florence american cemetery and Memorial

Cemetery

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Florence American Cemetery and Memorial is about 7.5 miles south of Florence, Italy, about two miles south of the Florence-Impruneta exit of the Rome-Milan autoroute.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scandicci and Calcinaia.

Scandicci

Photo: Morelli Dario, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scandicci is a commune of about 50,000 inhabitants in the Province of Florence in the Tuscany region of Italy.

Calcinaia

Hamlet

Photo: Lucarelli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Calcinaia is a comune and town in the province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres west of Florence and about 20 kilometres east of Pisa.

Sant’Andrea in Percussina

Hamlet

Photo: Vignaccia76, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sant'Andrea in Percussina is a frazione of San Casciano Val di Pesa in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The village is located between San Casciano Val di Pesa and Florence.

Lago Palastra

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Florence, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

43.702° or 43° 42′ 7″ north

Longitude

11.1887° or 11° 11′ 19″ east

Open location code

8FMHP52Q+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 47310386

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Le Capitozze and Chiesanuova.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include San Donato a Chiesanuova and giardino Elsa Morante.

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