What to see in Pistoia

Cathedral of San Zeno

Pistoia Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Pistoia or Cattedrale di San Zeno) is the main religious building of Pistoia, located in the Piazza del Duomo in the centre of the city. It is the seat of the Bishop of Pistoia and is dedicated to Saint Zeno...

Hospital of the Ceppo

Ospedale del Ceppo is a medieval hospital in Pistoia. According to tradition, the Ospedale was founded in 1277 by the company of Santa Maria or "del Ceppo dei poveri" ("The offering trunk of the poor"). In 1345 documents mention ongoing works for...

Church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas

San Giovanni Fuoricivitas (also spelled Fuorcivitas) is a Romanesque religious complex in Pistoia. The adjective fuoricivitas (a mix of Italian and Latin meaning "outside the city") refers to the fact that, when it was founded during the Lombard...

Piazza del Duomo

Tower of the Campanile

The Pistoia Cathedral bell tower, dating back to the 12th century, flanks the facade of the cathedral on the left side.

Starting from the base, there are three floors without openings, the upper of which houses the clock, two opened by...

Baptistery of St. John in the Court

Church of Sant'Andrea

The Church of Sant'Andrea, Pistoia, (Pieve di Sant'Andrea) is a church in Pistoia that serves as a "pieve" or place that congregations from surrounding village churches use for baptism. It is dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, and includes the...

Museums of Palazzo Rospigliosi

A local tradition, unsupported by any written document, claims that the main floor of the Rospigliosi Palace on via Ripa del Sale, which for some years has been home to the museum named after the last descendant of the family, was chosen as his...

Civic Museum of Pistoia - Michelucci Documentation Center

Pistoia Sotterranea

Former Tau Church

Church of San Bartolomeo In Pantano

San Bartolomeo in Pantano is a church dedicated to St. Bartholomew the Apostle. The pantano of the name refers to the once marshy area in which the building was located.

The church and the annexed abbey were founded during the Lombard...

Basilica of the Madonna of Humility

The Basilica of Our Lady of Humility is a Roman Catholic Marian basilica in Pistoia.
A miracle attributed to the fresco of the Madonna of humility painted in about 1370 gave rise to the construction of the basilica. The fresco is sometimes...

Marino Marini Museum

Church of St. Paul

San Paolo is a church built in 748, and remade in the 12th century, although only in the 14th century it obtained the current forms. The exterior is characterized by a typical Tuscan blend of Romanesque and Gothic styles, with a polychrome...

Palace of the Bishops - Cathedral Museum

Santa Barbara Fortress

Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Palazzo Panciatichi (or Balì)

Palazzo Panciatichi or Palazzo del Balì is a medieval building in Pistoia. It was begun in 1320 by Vinciguerra Panciatichi, a rich Ghibelline (later Guelph) banker, as a fortified private residence. It has a stone façade with three floors (the...

Palazzo Fabroni Contemporary Visual Arts

Piazza della Sala

Lion's Well

Old Palace - City Hall

Church of the Holy Spirit

Church of the Most Holy Annunziata

Church and Convent of San Domenico

Church of St. Francis

Palazzo Pretorio

Villa Puccini of Scornio

Walls

Home-Studio Fernando Melani

The house of the Pistoian artist Fernando Melani (1907-1985) is a unique example of a space where the artist's entire artistic experience and his journey of research through the main art movements of the second half of the 20th century are...

Palace of the People's Captain

Church of Saints Prosperus and Philip

The church of Saints Prospero and Philip is located in the center of the city.

Initially dedicated to Saint Prospero, the church passed to the fathers of the Order of the Nail at the beginning of the 17th century, who renovated it; on the...

Pistoiese Foundation Jorio Vivarelli

The Foundation's statutory purpose is to preserve, protect and enhance the works and the historical, artistic and cultural heritage of Jorio Vivarelli.

It promotes and sponsors exhibitions, art publications and cultural research...

Tower of Catilina

The Catiline Tower is a historic tower in Pistoia. The building, dating back to the 9th century, faces Piazza del Duomo, the heart of the city. The tower, about 30 meters high, is built entirely of stone and is one of the fundamental elements...

Palace of the Savings Bank

Manzoni Theater

Church of Santa Maria a Ripalta

Convent of St. Benedict

Forteguerriana Library