Villa Santa Colomba
#1742 among destinations in Italy
Facts and practical information
The Villa Santa Colomba is a renaissance-style fortress palace structure located in the village of Santa Colomba, a frazione of Monteriggioni, a few miles outside Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. ()
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Villa Santa Colomba – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Basilica Cateriniana di San Domenico, Fortezza Medicea, San Pietro alla Magione, Porta San Marco.
- 5 miESt Catherine's relics in 1200s cathedral
Basilica Cateriniana di San Domenico, Siena
127 min walk • Nestled within the heart of Siena, Italy, the Basilica Cateriniana di San Domenico stands as a majestic testimony to the city's rich religious history and architectural heritage. This monumental church, dedicated to St. Catherine of Siena, is an essential site for both...
- 4.8 miECity wall, Military museum, Museum
Fortezza Medicea, Siena
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- 4.9 miEChurch, Sacred and religious sites
San Pietro alla Magione, Siena
125 min walk • San Pietro alla Magione is an ancient church on Via Camollia in Siena, Italy. Documents attest to a church at the site since 998. It is built in stone, and preceded by a stairs and a Romanesque bell portal.
- 5 miECity gate, Architecture, Historical place
Porta San Marco, Siena
127 min walk • Porta San Marco is the remnant of one of the gates found the medieval walls of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is found at the start of Via San Marco.
- 5 miEChurch
San Sebastiano in Vallepiatta, Siena
128 min walk • San Sebastiano in Vallepiatta is an ancient church found next to piazzeta della Selva in Siena, Italy. It is located in the Contrada della Selva. Church construction began in 1492 and completed in 1656, under the patronage of the guild of weavers.
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Santa Maria in Portico a Fontegiusta, Siena
126 min walk • Santa Maria in Portico a Fontegiusta is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located on via di Fontegiusta, off Via Camollia near its intersection with Via Paparoni, in the terzo of Camollia, in Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.
- 2.3 miSESacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Monastery of the Holy Saviour, Sovicille
59 min walk • The continuing Monastery of the Holy Saviour at Lecceto in Tuscany, was the principal House of the order of the Hermit Friars of Saint Augustine in 1256, when Pope Alexander IV constituted the Augustinian order internationally. It was dedicated to Saint Saviour.
- 4.9 miECity gate, Historical place
Porta Camollia, Siena
125 min walk • Porta Camollìa is one of the northern portals in the medieval walls of Siena. It is located on via Camollia and opens inside the city into the Contrada of Istrice.
- 5 miECity gate
Porta di Fortebranda, Siena
127 min walk • The Porta di Fontebranda or Fontebranda Gate is one of the last remaining gates in the medieval walls of Siena. It is located on via di Fontebranda, in Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.
- 4.9 miEChurch, Renaissance architecture
Oratorio del Santo Sepolcro, Siena
125 min walk • The Oratory del Santo Sepolcro is a renaissance-style chapel or small church located at the beginning of Viale Vittorio Emanuele, just across from Porta Camollia in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.
- 2.1 miSWArchitecture, Garden, Park
Villa Cetinale, Sovicille
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