Orto Botanico delle Alpi Apuane "Pietro Pellegrini"

#1645 among destinations in Italy

Relax in park, Botanical garden

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The Orto Botanico delle Alpi Apuane "Pietro Pellegrini", also known as the Orto Botanico di Pian della Fioba, is a nature preserve and botanical garden located at 900 meters altitude in Pian della Fioba, Massa, Province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. It is operated by the town in collaboration with the Università della Toscana. ()

Local name: Orto botanico Pietro Pellegrini Coordinates: 44°3'28"N, 10°11'27"E

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Orto Botanico delle Alpi Apuane "Pietro Pellegrini" – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carrara Cathedral, Malaspina Castle, Massa Cathedral, Carmine Church.

4.8 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Carrara Cathedral, Carrara
122 min walk • Carrara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Andrew, in the town of Carrara, located in central Italy. Most of the exterior, and much of the interior, is covered in the local Carrara marble.
2.8 miSW
History museum, Museum, Forts and castles
Malaspina Castle, Massa
73 min walk • The Malaspina Castle is located in Massa, Italy. It crowns the top of a rocky hill and dominates the wide underlying plain and part of the Tyrrhenian coast. From the 17th century the main purpose of the castle was military and it served as a prison until 1946. The castle was subsequently restored and reopened to the public.
2.7 miSW
Church, Baroque architecture
Massa Cathedral, Massa
69 min walk • Massa Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Massa, Tuscany, central Italy. It is dedicated to Saints Peter and Francis. Formerly a conventual church, it was declared the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Massa Carrara at its creation in 1822, and is now the seat of the bishop of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli.
4.8 miW
Church
Carmine Church, Carrara
122 min walk • Carmine Church is a Roman Catholic building which is located in via Loris Giorgi in Carrara.
3 miSW
Library
National Esperanto Library and Archive, Massa
76 min walk • The Esperanto National Library and Archive is the biggest Esperanto library in Italy; it is located in Massa, in northern Tuscany.
3.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Tambura
99 min walk • Monte Tambura is a mountain in the Alpi Apuane, in Tuscany, central Italy. It is the second highest peak in the chain after Monte Pisanino.
4.1 miSW
Museum
Museo etnologico delle Apuane, Massa
105 min walk • The Museo etnologico delle Apuane is an anthropological and ethnographical museum of the Apuan Alps, located in Massa, Tuscany, Italy.
4.7 miS
Church
Chiesa dei Santi Lorenzo e Barbara, Seravezza
120 min walk • The Church of Saints Lawrence and Barbara is the cathedral of the town of Seravezza, Versilia, the seat of the parish of the same name belonging to the Apuan pastoral unit of the Archdiocese of Pisa.
4.8 miW
Square
Piazza Alberica, Carrara
124 min walk • Piazza Alberica is the largest and most important historic square in Carrara. The area where it is located, once uninhabited, was the ancient Platea Porcorum, the place where the cattle market was held.
2.9 miSW
44°2'9"N • 10°8'28"E
Teatro Comunale "Pier Alessandro Guglielmi", Massa
74 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
2.9 miSW
Church
St. Sebastian Church, Massa
75 min walk • The Church of St. Sebastian is a sacred building located between largo Matteotti, 3 / via Europa / via S. Sebastiano in Massa.