Monte Senario, Vaglia

Name: Monte Senario
Address: Via di Montesenario, 3474A, Vaglia, 50036, Italy
Telephone: +39 055 406888

#1 among attractions in Vaglia

Top attraction, Church, Monastery

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Monte Senario is a Servite monastery in the comune of Vaglia, near Florence in Tuscany, in central Italy. It stands on the mountain of the same name, on the watershed between the Valdarno to the south and the Mugello to the north. It was established in 1245 by the seven founding members of the Servite order and was the first Servite monastery. ()

Local name: Santuario di Montesenario Established: 1245 (779 years ago)Architectural style: BaroqueCoordinates: 43°53'42"N, 11°19'60"E

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Via di Montesenario, 3474AVaglia 50036 Italy

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+39 055 406888

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Monte Senario – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Villa di Castello, Villa La Petraia, Monte Morello, Villa Medici at Cafaggiolo.

7.4 miSW
Medici villa with Renaissance garden
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Villa La Petraia, Florence
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Monte Morello
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Villa Corsini, Florence
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Villa del Trebbio
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4.9 miNE
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Pieve di San Lorenzo, Borgo San Lorenzo
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Cemetery
Cimitero delle Ballodole, Florence
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Forts and castles
Fortezza medicea di San Martino, San Piero a Sieve
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