Porta San Frediano, Florence

Name: Porta San Frediano
Address: Borgo San Frediano 174, Florence, Italy

#242 among attractions in Florence

Historical place, City gate

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Facts and practical information

The Porta San Frediano was the westernmost gate in the 13th-century walls of the Oltrarno section of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located where Borgo San Frediano becomes Via Pisana. This was the access gate to the road to Pisa. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°46'14"N, 11°14'25"E

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Borgo San Frediano 174Isolotto - Legnaia (Pignone)Florence Italy

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Porta San Frediano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brancacci Chapel, Palazzo Rucellai, Santo Spirito, Palazzo Corsini.

~1140 ftSE
Museum, Art museum, Sacred and religious sites
Brancacci Chapel, Florence
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0.5 miE
Palatial 15th-century merchant's house
Palazzo Rucellai, Florence
12 min walk • Palazzo Rucellai is a palatial fifteenth-century townhouse on the Via della Vigna Nuova in Florence, Italy. The Rucellai Palace is believed by most scholars to have been designed for Giovanni di Paolo Rucellai by Leon Battista Alberti between 1446 and 1451 and executed, at least in part, by Bernardo Rossellino.
0.5 miSE
Brunelleschi church with ornate interior
Santo Spirito, Florence
12 min walk • The Basilica di Santo Spirito is a church in Florence, Italy. Usually referred to simply as Santo Spirito, it is located in the Oltrarno quarter, facing the square with the same name.
0.4 miE
Vernacular architecture, Palace, Baroque architecture
Palazzo Corsini, Florence
12 min walk • The Palazzo Corsini is a monumental palace located on Via del Parione #11, with a facade towards the Arno River, in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
~1730 ftNE
Baroque church with Botticelli frescoes
Ognissanti, Florence
9 min walk • The chiesa di San Salvatore di Ognissanti or more simply chiesa di Ognissanti, is a Franciscan church located on the piazza of the same name in central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. Founded by the lay order of the Umiliati, the church was dedicated to all the saints and martyrs, known and unknown.
~1820 ftSE
Vernacular architecture, Palace
Palazzo Rosselli del Turco, Florence
9 min walk • Palazzo Rosselli Del Turco is located in via dei Serragli 17 in Florence, Italy.
~1870 ftE
Bridge
Ponte alla Carraia, Florence
10 min walk • The Ponte alla Carraia is a five-arched bridge spanning the River Arno and linking the district of Oltrarno to the rest of the city of Florence, Italy.
0.4 miE
Palace
Palazzo Frescobaldi, Florence
12 min walk • The Palazzo Frescobaldi is a Renaissance-style palace located in the Borgo Santo Spirito of central Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. It located on via Santo Spirito 11-13. The garden abuts the rear of the Basilica di Santo Spirito.
~930 ftE
Church, Baroque architecture, Sacred and religious sites
San Frediano in Cestello, Florence
5 min walk • San Frediano in Cestello is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in the Oltrarno section of Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy. The name cestello derives from the Cistercians who occupied the church in 1628. Previously the site had a 1450s church attached to the cloistered Carmelite convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli.
0.5 miE
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Museo Nazionale Alinari della Fotografia, Florence
13 min walk • The Museo Nazionale Alinari della Fotografia, formerly Museo della Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari is a photography museum located in part of the premises of the former Ospedale di San Paolo in the Piazza Santa Maria Novella in Florence, region of Tuscany, Italy.
~1380 ftSE
Baroque church with Renaissance frescoes
Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence
7 min walk • Santa Maria del Carmine is a church of the Carmelite Order, in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the location of the Brancacci Chapel housing outstanding Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino da Panicale, later finished by Filippino Lippi.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Porta San Frediano?

Nearby attractions include Santa Rosa, Florence (3 min walk), Jewish monumental cemetery, Florence (3 min walk), Ponte Amerigo Vespucci, Florence (5 min walk), San Salvatore a Camaldoli, Florence (5 min walk).

How to get to Porta San Frediano by public transport?

The nearest stations to Porta San Frediano:

Bus

Porta San Frediano • Lines: 13, 6 A, 6 B (2 min walk)
Soderini Torrino Santa Rosa • Lines: 12, 36, 37, 6 A, 6 B, C3, C4 (3 min walk)

Tram

Porta al Prato - Leopolda • Lines: T1 (13 min walk)
Alamanni - Stazione Santa Maria Novella • Lines: T1, T2 (14 min walk)

Train

Firenze Porta al Prato (15 min walk)
Firenze Santa Maria Novella (16 min walk)