Settignano, Florence

Name: Settignano
Address: Florence, Italy

#367 among attractions in Florence

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Settignano is a frazione on a hillside northeast of Florence, Italy. The little borgo of Settignano carries a familiar name for having produced three sculptors of the Florentine Renaissance, Desiderio da Settignano and the Gamberini brothers, better known as Bernardo Rossellino and Antonio Rossellino. The young Michelangelo lived with a sculptor and his wife in Settignano—in a farmhouse that is now the "Villa Michelangelo"— where his father owned a marble quarry. In 1511 another sculptor was born there, Bartolomeo Ammannati. The marble quarries of Settignano produced this series of sculptors. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 43°48'22"N, 11°14'48"E

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Settignano – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Villa di Castello, Stibbert Museum, Villa San Donato, Villa La Petraia.

1.3 miNW
Medici villa with Renaissance garden
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1 miSE
Museum with a collection of armory and art
Stibbert Museum, Florence
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1.5 miSW
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Villa San Donato, Florence
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1 miNW
Museum, Vernacular architecture,
Villa La Petraia, Florence
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1.3 miSW
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~1380 ftNE
, Vernacular architecture, Forts and castles
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1.6 miSW
Church, Historical place, Architecture
Demidoff Chapel of San Donato, Florence
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Museum, Vernacular architecture, Baroque architecture
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1.5 miSE
Church
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1.2 miSE
Museum, Vernacular architecture, Park
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1 miNE
Cemetery
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