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Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello

Name: Chiesa di San Frediano in Cestello
Rating: 4.5

4.5 ·

Step into San Frediano in Cestello, a Baroque church tucked into the Oltrarno away from the main crowds. Spend twenty minutes under its grand dome, studying Gabbiani's frescoes and a few earlier 15th-century paintings.

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Full description

San Frediano in Cestello stands in the Oltrarno, a neighbourhood known for its workshops and everyday Florentine life. Built in the 17th century as part of a Carmelite monastery, it is a Baroque church topped by a large dome and decorated with frescoes by Antonio Domenico Gabbiani.

Reviewers describe a lovely, serene interior, and a few 15th-century paintings add interest beyond the Baroque ornament. It is free to enter and takes about twenty minutes, making it an easy stop away from the busier central churches, best visited in the morning or early evening.

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Address

Via di Cestello, 4, 50124 Firenze FI, Italy · Firenze

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Walk-in

Duration

20 min

Best time

early morning, morning or early evening

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Check the split opening hours, as the church closes around midday and reopens in the late afternoon
look up at the dome and Gabbiani's frescoes
if mass is under way, visit quietly or come back later.

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Reviews

What a lovely cathedral. Beautiful interior. Mass was wonderful.

Linda Jamshidi

1/5

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