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Galluzzo Carthusian Monastery Description
(Local Name: Certosa del Galluzzo) The former Carthusian monastery of Galluzzo is equally famed for its architecture and its works of art. It is reached by taking the Siena road from Florence, then turning right at the end of Galluzzo following the signs to the monastery. The last Carthusian left in 1956 when the monastery passed to the Cistercians. The Benedictine monks who have the monastery today will gladly take visitors round - the tour is usually in Italian - for a voluntary contribution.

Niccolò Acciaiuoli, an important Florentine statesman and a friend of Petrarch and Boccaccio, had the monastery built in 1341 for the Carthusians, an anchorite order founded by St Bruno of Cologne. It contained
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Hobbies & Activities category: Paintings, art collections;  Christian sites
Galluzzo Carthusian Monastery Highlights

Church of San Lorenzo

The church of San Lorenzo, which is worth seeing, is reached by crossing a large square. The Cappella di San Tobia (left of the high altar) contains the tomb of Niccolò Acciaiuoli and the
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Monastery Buildings

The tour of the Carthusian monastery carries on through the monastery buildings which include a parlatory, a "Medium" cloister, the chapter house, the "Great" cloister (1498-1516), the refectory,
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Address
Carthusian Monastery
Galluzzo
I-50100 Florence
Italy
Hours
January 1 to December 31
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Tips
Donations welcome.
Guides
Guided tour included with admission.
Transit
Bus: 37.
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