Villa La Pietra, Florence

Name: Villa La Pietra
Address: Florence, Italy

#348 among attractions in Florence

Museum, Vernacular architecture, Park, Baroque architecture, More...

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Villa La Pietra is a renaissance villa in the hills outside Florence, in Tuscany in central Italy. It was formerly the home of Arthur Acton and later of his son Harold Acton, on whose death in 1994 it was bequeathed to New York University. The villa is now home to NYU Florence. ()

Alternative names: Architectural style: RenaissanceElevation: 384 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 43°47'45"N, 11°15'58"E

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Campo di Marte (Faentina)Florence Italy

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Villa La Pietra – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Basilica di San Marco, Museum of Natural History, Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas, Stibbert Museum.

1.3 miS
Church,
Basilica di San Marco, Florence
32 min walk • San Marco is a religious complex in Florence, Italy. It comprises a church and a convent. The convent, which is now the Museo Nazionale di San Marco, has three claims to fame.
1.2 miS
Museum, Science museum, History museum
Museum of Natural History, Florence
32 min walk • The Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze is a natural history museum in 6 major collections, located in Florence, Italy. It is part of the University of Florence.
1 miSW
Church, Russian revival architecture
Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas, Florence
26 min walk • Church of the Nativity of Christ and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is a Russian Orthodox church in Florence, located on via Leone X, near the Basso Fortress. Its style is a late 19th and early 20th century imitation of the earlier Naryshkin Baroque.
0.6 miW
Museum with a collection of armory and art
Stibbert Museum, Florence
15 min walk • The Stibbert Museum is located on via Frederick Stibbert on the hill of Montughi in Florence, Italy. The museum contains over 36,000 artifacts, including a vast collection of armour from Eastern and Western civilizations.
1.2 miS
Museum, Art museum, Historical place
Chiostro dello Scalzo, Florence
30 min walk • The Chiostro della Scalzo or is a cloister in Florence, Italy that originally led to a chapel once belonging to a religious company known as the Compagnia del diciplinati di San Giovanni Battista or della Passione di Cristo. The term "scalzo" makes reference to the barefoot brother who carried the Cross during its public processions.
1.3 miS
15th-century convent art museum
Museo di San Marco, Florence
33 min walk • Museo Nazionale di San Marco is an art museum housed in the monumental section of the medieval Dominican friary dedicated to St Mark, situated on the present-day Piazza San Marco, in Florence, a region of Tuscany, Italy.
1.3 miSW
Forts and castles, Historical place, Convention center
Fortezza da Basso, Florence
33 min walk • Fortezza da Basso is a fort inserted in the fourteenth century walls of Florence. Its official name is the Fortress of Saint John the Baptist.
1.2 miSE
Museum
Istituto agronomico per l'oltremare, Florence
31 min walk • The Istituto agronomico per l'oltremare in Florence, Italy, is a technical and scientific body of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1.2 miS
Unfussy botanical garden with a fountain
Orto Botanico di Firenze, Florence
31 min walk • The Orto Botanico di Firenze, also known as the Giardino dei Semplici, the "Garden of simples", is a botanical garden maintained by the University of Florence. It is located at Via Micheli, 3, Florence, Italy, and open weekday mornings.
0.8 miS
Historic plaza with an arch and a gate
Piazza della Libertà, Florence
22 min walk • Piazza della Libertà is the northernmost point of the historic centre of Florence. It was created in the 19th century during works to produce the Viali di Circonvallazione around the city. It hosts Triumphal Arch of the Lorraine and, in winter, an ice rink for skating.
1.1 miE
Monastery, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Convent of San Domenico, Florence
28 min walk • The Convent of San Domenico is a Dominican convent in Fiesole, Italy, situated between the hill of Fiesole and the suburbs of Florence.

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Which popular attractions are close to Villa La Pietra?

Nearby attractions include San Marco Vecchio, Florence (9 min walk), Stibbert Museum, Florence (15 min walk), Villa Palmieri, Florence (16 min walk), Villa Schifanoia, Florence (21 min walk).

How to get to Villa La Pietra by public transport?

The nearest stations to Villa La Pietra:

Train

Il Cionfo (6 min walk)
Firenze San Marco Vecchio (10 min walk)

Bus

La Pietra • Lines: 25, 25 A (6 min walk)
La Pietra 02 • Lines: 25 (7 min walk)

Tram

Muratori - Stazione Statuto • Lines: T1 (25 min walk)
Leopoldo • Lines: T1 (26 min walk)