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San Giovanni Valdarno : Michelin's recommendations

Located halfway between Florence and Arezzo, San Giovanni is a major industrial town in the Arno valley. It has, however, retained a number of interesting, albeit well-hidden traces of its past. It was also the birthplace of the great painter, Masaccio, in 1401.

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Tourist attractions San Giovanni Valdarno : Things to see and do

  • Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie

    P.za Masaccio 9 I - 52027 San Giovanni Valdarno

    Beneath the porch of this neo-Renaissance façade is a beautiful, vividly-coloured, glazed ceramic by Giovanni Della Robbia . Inside the basilica is a 14C fresco of Our Lady of Grace , from which the church takes its name. A small museum behind th..

  • Oratorio di San Lorenzo

    P.za Masaccio I - 52027 San Giovanni Valdarno

    Behind the modest brick and stone façade are numerous 14C-15C frescoes and an altarpiece depicting the Coronation of the Virgin Mary by Giotto's School.

  • Palazzo Pretorio Interesting

    P.za Cavour I - 52027 San Giovanni Valdarno

    The façade of this building in the centre of town is decorated with the coats of arms of former magistrates ( podeste ) from the Middle Ages. It was built in the 13C (possibly by Arnolfo di Cambio) and altered during the Renaissance. Note the vaulted..

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Hotels San Giovanni Valdarno

  • Hotel Residenza San Giovanni

    Via Mannozzi, 26-26/A I - 52027 San Giovanni Valdarno - AR

  • Hotel Masaccio

    LUNGARNO DON GIOVANNI MINZONI 38 I - 52027 San Giovanni Valdarno

    The completely restructured Masaccio Hotel has got 27 really comfortable rooms, with bath, shower, telephone, tv color and air conditioning. Some rooms overlook the pinewood. The Hotel is open all year round.There is a typical tuscan restaurant insid..

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