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
Villa di Castello, Florence
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Villa La Petraia, Florence
185 min walk • Villa La Petraia is one of the Medici villas in Castello, Florence, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a distinctive 19th century belvedere on the upper east terrace on axis with the view of Florence.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Morello
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5.2 miN
Forts and castles, , Park
Villa Medici at Cafaggiolo, Barberino di Mugello
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5.1 miSW
Cemetery
Cimitero di Trespiano, Florence
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7.4 miSW
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Villa Corsini, Florence
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Medici villas
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4.6 miNW
43°57'11"N • 11°17'13"E
Villa del Trebbio
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4.9 miNE
43°57'13"N • 11°23'15"E
Pieve di San Lorenzo, Borgo San Lorenzo
125 min walk • Church
6.6 miSW
Cemetery
Cimitero delle Ballodole, Florence
168 min walk • Cimitero delle Ballodole was in Florence in the homonymous resort, about a mile south of the current Cimitero di Trespiano. The Ballodole was the first cemetery created in Florence for the burial of ordinary people outside the churches.
4.8 miN
Forts and castles
Fortezza medicea di San Martino, San Piero a Sieve
123 min walk • The Medici fortress of San Martino is located at San Piero a Sieve in the municipality of Scarperia and San Piero in Mugello, north of Florence. With about 1.5 kilometers of perimeter,17,000 square meters of wall area and a complex area of 65,000...

Monte Senario, Vaglia

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