San Francesco, Grosseto

Name: San Francesco
Address: Piazza San Francesco, 2, Grosseto, 58100, Italy
Telephone: +39 0564 22282

#11 among attractions in Grosseto

Church, Gothic architecture

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Facts and practical information

San Francesco is a medieval, Gothic style, Roman Catholic church in the comune of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. ()

Local name: Chiesa di San Francesco Architectural style: Romanesque architecture, GothicCoordinates: 42°45'43"N, 11°6'51"E

Address

Piazza San Francesco, 2Grosseto 58100 Italy

Contact

+39 0564 22282

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Day trips

San Francesco – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Piazza Dante, Palazzo Tognetti, Maremma Natural History Museum, Basilica del Sacro Cuore di Gesù.

~840 ftS
Historic walking areas, Square
Piazza Dante, Grosseto
5 min walk • Piazza Dante is the main public square in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The piazza is located in the city's historic centre, included within the perimeter of the 16th-century city walls. It is home to the city's main representative buildings, including the St.
~260 ftSW
Palace, Art Nouveau architecture
Palazzo Tognetti, Grosseto
2 min walk • Palazzo Tognetti is a palace in Grosseto, Italy. It is an Art Nouveau style building on three floors located along Corso Carducci.
~820 ftSE
Natural history museum, Museum
Maremma Natural History Museum, Grosseto
4 min walk • The Museo di storia naturale della Maremma is a natural history museum in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. It was founded in 1971 by naturalist Giuseppe Guerrini and completely renewed in 2009.
0.4 miN
Church
Basilica del Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Grosseto
12 min walk • Sacro Cuore di Gesù is a minor basilica in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The church was commissioned by the bishop of Grosseto Paolo Galeazzi, who intended to pay homage to the fallen in the 1943 Grosseto bombing.
~140 ftS
Museum, Art museum
Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti, Grosseto
1 min walk • The Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti is an art museum in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The art gallery is located in a 17th-century former Clarissine convent, home to the city's cultural centre "Le Clarisse", and opened on 22 December 2019.
~1110 ftS
City wall
Walls of Grosseto, Grosseto
6 min walk • The Walls of Grosseto, known also as Medicean Walls, are a series of defensive brick walls surrounding the city of Grosseto in southern Tuscany, Italy.
~260 ftS
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Museo Archeologico e d'Arte della Maremma, Grosseto
2 min walk • The Museo archeologico e d'arte della Maremma is an archaeological and art museum in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. It was founded by Giovanni Chelli in 1860, originally as a section of the Chelliana Library.
~240 ftW
Church, Historical place, Romanesque architecture
San Pietro Church, Grosseto
2 min walk • San Pietro is a small, medieval, Romanesque style, Roman Catholic church in the comune of Grosseto, Tuscany. The first documentation of a church at the site dates to 1188. Recent restorations have found structural elements dating to the 9th century.
~730 ftS
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Gothic architecture
Grosseto Cathedral, Grosseto
4 min walk • Grosseto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. It is the cathedral of the diocese of Grosseto and is dedicated to Saint Lawrence.
~90 ftSW
Church, Art gallery
Chiesa dei Bigi, Grosseto
1 min walk • The Chiesa dei Bigi, once known as Santa Chiara, is a late Renaissance-Baroque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in the city of Grosseto, in Tuscany, Italy. The small church is attached to a former Clarissan order-convent in the center of the town.
~840 ftS
Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Palazzo Aldobrandeschi, Grosseto
5 min walk • Palazzo Aldobrandeschi is the seat of the provincial government of Grosseto, Italy, and it is located in Piazza Dante, the main square of the city.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to San Francesco?

Nearby attractions include Chiesa dei Bigi, Grosseto (1 min walk), Convento delle Clarisse, Grosseto (1 min walk), Pozzo della Bufala, Grosseto (1 min walk), Pozzo dello Spedale, Grosseto (1 min walk).

How to get to San Francesco by public transport?

The nearest stations to San Francesco:

Train

Grosseto (15 min walk)

Bus

Grosseto, Stazione FS • Lines: N519 (15 min walk)