Basilica of San Bernardino, L'Aquila

Name: Basilica of San Bernardino
Address: Via San Bernardino, L'Aquila, 67100, Italy
Telephone: +39 0862 200390

#2 among attractions in L'Aquila

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The Basilica of San Bernardino is located in L'Aquila, Italy. The church was built, with the adjacent cloister, between 1454 and 1472 in honor of St Bernardino of Siena. The corpse of the saint is guarded inside the church in a mausoleum and it was declared a Basilica Minor in May 1946 by Pope Pius XII. ()

Local name: Basilica di San Bernardino Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 42°21'4"N, 13°24'10"E

Address

Via San BernardinoL'Aquila 67100 Italy

Contact

+39 0862 200390

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Basilica of San Bernardino – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stadio Tommaso Fattori, Teatro Stabile d'Abruzzo, Santa Maria di Collemaggio, Forte Spagnolo.

~1920 ftN
Arenas and stadiums, Rugby, Sport venue
Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila
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~780 ftW
Theater
Teatro Stabile d'Abruzzo, L'Aquila
4 min walk • Teatro Stabile d'Abruzzo is a theatre based in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy which was formed in 2000.
0.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
Santa Maria di Collemaggio, L'Aquila
13 min walk • Santa Maria di Collemaggio is a large medieval church in L'Aquila, central Italy. It was the site of the original Papal Jubilee, a penitential observation devised by Pope Celestine V, who is buried there.
~1110 ftNE
Forts and castles, History museum, Historical place
Forte Spagnolo, L'Aquila
6 min walk • The Forte Spagnolo is a Renaissance castle in L'Aquila, central Italy.
~1600 ftSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
L'Aquila Cathedral, L'Aquila
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~1500 ftSW
Historical place, Square
Piazza del Duomo, L'Aquila
8 min walk • Piazza del Duomo is a city square in L'Aquila, Italy.
~1760 ftSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Santa Giusta, L'Aquila
9 min walk • Chiesa di Santa Giusta is a Romanesque church in L'Aquila.
~1690 ftSW
Church, Baroque architecture
Santa Maria del Suffragio, L'Aquila
9 min walk • Santa Maria del Suffragio, commonly called the church of Anima Sante, is an 18th-century church in L'Aquila, central Italy. It was begun on October 10, 1713, ten years after the 1703 L'Aquila earthquake damaged the Confraternita del Suffragio's former seat.
0.4 miSW
Church
Santi Marciano e Nicandro, L'Aquila
12 min walk • Chiesa dei Santi Marciano e Nicandro is a church in L'Aquila, central Italy. It was built in Romanesque style in the course of the 13th century, and, after it had been mostly destroyed by an earthquake in 1703, it was renovated in Baroque style.
~1460 ftW
Forts and castles, Historical place
Palazzetto dei Nobili, L'Aquila
8 min walk • The Palazzo della Congregazione dei Nobili, better known as Palazzetto dei Nobili or “Oratorio dei Nobili”, is a historic building of L'Aquila in Southern Italy. The Palace is located in L’Aquila center at piazza Santa Margherita, 2.
0.4 miNW
Church, Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture
San Silvestro, L'Aquila
10 min walk • San Silvestro is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic, former church in the town of L'Aquila, in the region of Abruzzo, Italy. The church is presently under restoration after the 2009 earthquake.

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Which popular attractions are close to Basilica of San Bernardino?

Nearby attractions include Santa Maria del Carmine, L'Aquila (2 min walk), Palazzo Fibbioni, L'Aquila (4 min walk), Fontana del Nettuno, L'Aquila (4 min walk), Teatro Stabile d'Abruzzo, L'Aquila (4 min walk).

How to get to Basilica of San Bernardino by public transport?

The nearest stations to Basilica of San Bernardino:

Bus

XX Settembre • Lines: 2 (17 min walk)
Via Beato Cesidio/via Beata Antonia • Lines: 1, 4, CoTraL G2721 (25 min walk)

Train

L'Aquila (24 min walk)