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Devil's Bridge (Ponte della Maddalena)
A striking medieval humpback bridge arching over the Serchio river at Borgo a Mozzano in the Garfagnana, its improbably steep 11th-century span the stuff of devil-pact legend.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
Pistoia sits on the route: 10 minutes from Stazione Masotti, 33km from Passo della Futa.
Pistoia is a town located in Tuscany, Italy. With a population of 73,832, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Pistoia sits in Italy, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Rome time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Pistoia to your route.
The Oratory of San Desiderio is a prayer hall located on Via Laudesi #53 in Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy. It houses 16th century paintings by Sebastiano Vini, Domenico Cresti (also called il Passignano), Francesco Curradi, and Matteo Rosselli. The oratory is diagonally across from the apse of Santa MariaRead more
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The church was attached to a hospital, later converted into a Benedictine convent of nuns, putatively of the Mantellate order. In 1516, it became property of the Franciscan order until suppressed in 1786. Purchased by the Amati family, whose ancestor had patronized the decoration of the oratory. This family arranged in 1844 to have church reconsecrated. The oratory's counterfacade contains a massive fresco by Vini depicting the Crucifixion of St Desiderio. The colorful scene is crowded and varied, and the superior panoramic has a gallery of tortuous crucifixions. In the oratory's coffered ceiling were eleven canvas by Cresti, Curradi, and Rosselli.
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Pistoia is located in Tuscany, Italy, Europe. The coordinates are 43.9306 latitude, 10.9237 longitude.
Pistoia has a population of approximately 73,832 people, making it a town in Italy.
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A striking medieval humpback bridge arching over the Serchio river at Borgo a Mozzano in the Garfagnana, its improbably steep 11th-century span the stuff of devil-pact legend.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Brunelleschi's magnificent terracotta dome dominates the Florence skyline and remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
32 km · about 35 min drive
historic highway
Italy's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Medieval stone arch bridge in Florence famous for the shops built along it, spanning the Arno River since 1345.
32 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Italy's foremost art gallery, housing the greatest collection of Renaissance art including Botticelli's Birth of Venus.
32 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A panoramic terrace above Florence offering the most iconic sweeping view of the city's skyline with the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio.
33 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
A flowing 903 m Apennine pass on the SS65 between Bologna and Florence, a beloved stage of the historic Mille Miglia route and a weekend pilgrimage for Italian drivers and riders.
33 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Fever-dream castle in the Bologna Apennines mixing Moorish courtyards, onion domes and neo-Gothic halls, built by the eccentric healer Count Cesare Mattei from 1850. Reopened after decades of decay; book weekend tours ahead.
34 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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