Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory

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Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory

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The Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory, also known as the San Marcello Observatory and the Pian dei Termini Observatory, is an astronomical observatory in San Marcello Piteglio, Tuscany, central Italy. ()

Local name: Osservatorio astronomico della Montagna pistoiese Coordinates: 44°3'47"N, 10°48'15"E

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Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Suspension Bridge, Pieve di San Paolo, Chiesa dei Santi Andrea e Lucia, Church of Santa Caterina.

2 miW
Bridge
Suspension Bridge, San Marcello Pistoiese
51 min walk • The Suspension Bridge of San Marcello Piteglio is the longest pedestrian suspension bridge or suspension footbridge in Italy, spanning the river Lima between the neighborhoods of Popiglio and Mammiano Basso, both located within the town limits of San Marcello Piteglio, province of Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.
5.4 miW
Church
Pieve di San Paolo
138 min walk • The parish church of San Paolo is a sacred building located in Vico Pancellorum, in the municipality of Bagni di Lucca, in the province of Lucca, Tuscany.
6.1 miSW
Church
Chiesa dei Santi Andrea e Lucia
155 min walk • Church of Saints Andrew and Lucy - church located in Cascina, in the hamlet of Ripoli, Church of Saints Andrew and Lucy - church located in Pescia, in the hamlet ...
0.9 miSW
Church
Church of Santa Caterina, San Marcello Pistoiese
22 min walk • The church of Santa Caterina is a Catholic place of cult of San Marcello Pistoiese.
3.5 miSE
44°2'18"N • 10°51'56"E
Museo e Rifugi Smi, San Marcello Pistoiese
90 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
2.8 miSW
Church
Church of Santa Maria Assunta
71 min walk • The Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic rural parish church in the hamlet of Popiglio, in the town limits of San Marcello Pistoiese, province of Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Cupolino
96 min walk • Mount Cupolino is a peak of m. 1852 a.s.l. that lies on the main ridge of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, between the Three Terms Pass, at m. 1785 a.s.l. and the Calanca Pass, at m. 1737 a.s.l.
4.1 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Corno alle Scale
105 min walk • Corno alle Scale is a mountain in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, located in the territory of the municipality of Lizzano in Belvedere, with the northern slope and summit included entirely in the area of the metropolitan city of Bologna, of which it...
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Gennaio
88 min walk • Mt. January, also called Mt. dell'Uccelliera, is a mountain in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, reaching 1810.1 meters above sea level; other sources give the figure as 1814 m above sea level.
5.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
La Nuda
135 min walk • Mount La Nuda is located in the Emilia-Romagna Region, in the metropolitan city of Bologna, opposite the Balzi dell'Ora, the overhanging and jagged northern ridge of the Corno alle Scale and is separated from the latter by the Passo del Vallone, a...
3.4 miNW
Church
San Bartolomeo, Cutigliano
87 min walk • The church of San Bartolomeo is a place of worship located in Cutigliano, a hamlet-capital of the scattered municipality of Abetone Cutigliano, in the province and diocese of Pistoia.