Caprese Michelangelo
Village in Tuscany, Italy
Comune in Tuscany, Italy
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Location of Caprese Michelangelo
43°38′N 11°59′E / 43.633°N 11.983°E / 43.633; 11.983
(31 May 2017)[2]
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Caprese Michelangelo is a village and comune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. It is the birthplace of the Renaissance artist Michelangelo.[3] The village is roughly 100 kilometres (62 mi) east of Florence. The village is situated in the Valtiberina or High Tiber Valley.[4]
Sights include the 13th-century church of St. John the Baptist, where Michelangelo was baptized; the ancient churches of San Cristoforo a Monna, San Paolo a Monna and Santi Ippolito and Cassiano; the abbey of San Martino a Tifi; the Michelangelo Museum and Library.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caprese Michelangelo.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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- ^ "Michelangelo born". History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "COSTITUTUZIONI ALBO DEI RILEVATORI E INTERVISTATORI STATISTICI 6° CENSIMENTO DELL'AGRICOLTURA". Comunita' Montana Valtiberina (in Italian). 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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