San Francesco, Viterbo

Name: San Francesco
Address: Piazza S. Francesco, 6, Viterbo, 01100, Italy
Telephone: +39 0761 341696

#4 among attractions in Viterbo

Church, Romanesque architecture, Sacred and religious sites

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The Basilica of St. Francis is a parish church and minor basilica in Viterbo, central Italy. The museological management of the church is run by the Polo Museale del Lazio. ()

Local name: Basilica di San Francesco alla Rocca Completed: XIII centuryArchitectural style: Romanesque architectureCoordinates: 42°25'19"N, 12°6'25"E

Address

Piazza S. Francesco, 6Viterbo 01100 Italy

Contact

+39 0761 341696

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San Francesco – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palace of the Popes, Viterbo Cathedral, San Sisto, Santa Maria Nuova.

0.5 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Architecture, Historical place
Palace of the Popes, Viterbo
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0.6 miSW
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Viterbo Cathedral, Viterbo
15 min walk • Viterbo Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and the principal church of the city of Viterbo, Lazio, central Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Viterbo and is dedicated to Saint Lawrence.
0.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture, Sacred and religious sites
San Sisto, Viterbo
14 min walk • San Sisto is a Romanesque-style Roman Catholic church in the town of Viterbo in the Region of Lazio. The church was once known as San Sisto fuori la Porta Romana.
0.5 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Santa Maria Nuova, Viterbo
12 min walk • Santa Maria Nuova is an ancient Romanesque style Roman Catholic church in Viterbo in the Region of Lazio, Italy.
0.6 miS
Romanesque architecture, Palace
Palazzo degli Alessandri, Viterbo
15 min walk • The Palazzo degli Alessandri is a 13th-century palace located in Piazza San Pellegrino number 50 in central Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. The palace and its towers form a piazza creating a quaint but somewhat Escher-like urban jumble of arches, passageways, and terraces.
0.5 miSW
Art museum, Museum, History museum
Museo del colle del duomo, Viterbo
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0.6 miS
Museum
Sodalizio dei facchini di Santa Rosa, Viterbo
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~1300 ftSW
Church
Santa Maria della Peste, Viterbo
7 min walk • Santa Maria della Peste is a small temple-church in Viterbo built at the beginning of the 16th-century to give thanks to the Virgin Mary for the ending of the epidemic of 1493-4. The scourges for that year seem to consist of both syphilis and the bubonic plague.
~1970 ftSE
Church, City gate
Santa Maria della verità, Viterbo
10 min walk • The church of Santa Maria della Verità is a religious building in Viterbo, located in Piazza Crispi, next to the Civic Museum, which occupies its former adjoining convent.
~1860 ftS
Church, Architecture
Sant'Angelo in Spatha, Viterbo
9 min walk • The church of Sant'Angelo in Spatha is a church in Viterbo, in Piazza del Plebiscito.
1.3 miNE
Church, Sacred and religious sites
Madonna della Quercia, Viterbo
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to San Francesco?

Nearby attractions include Santa Maria del Suffragio, Viterbo (7 min walk), Santa Maria della Peste, Viterbo (7 min walk), Sant'Angelo in Spatha, Viterbo (9 min walk), Santa Maria della verità, Viterbo (10 min walk).

How to get to San Francesco by public transport?

The nearest stations to San Francesco:

Bus

Viterbo Porta Fiorentina • Lines: Co.Tra.L. D1005 (3 min walk)
Viale Trieste /Nazario Sauro-Gorizia • Lines: Co.Tra.L. D1005 (6 min walk)

Train

Viterbo Porta Fiorentina (6 min walk)
Viterbo Porta Romana (19 min walk)