Pistoia - Pistoia

Pistoia is a city of Tuscany, capital of the province of the same name.

To know

Pistoia was elected Italian capital of culture for 2017.

How to orient yourself

How to get

By plane

There are no civilian airports in the province of Pistoia. The closest Tuscan regional airports are:

• 43.68388910.39251 Pisa-San Giusto Airport (Galileo Galilei Airport, IATA: PSA) (Located in Pisa, is about 70 km from Pistoia). At the airport there is the railway station "Pisa Aeroporto", which is directly connected with: the station of "Firenze Santa Maria Novella" and with the station of "Pisa centrale" (on the line Pisa – Lucca - Pistoia - Florence).  
• 43.80876311.2029052 Florence-Peretola Airport (Amerigo Vespucci Airport, IATA: FLR) (Located in Peretola, is about 40 km from Pistoia). The airport is not directly connected to the railway line. It is possible to reach the stations of "Firenze Santa Maria Novella" and "Firenze Rifredi" using the tramway. There is a bus service between the airport and Pistoia managed by the Lazzi bus lines.  

By car

Pistoia is connected by the highway A11 Florence-Pisa North. For those coming from Milan or from Rome with the A1 motorway, at the Firenze Nord junction you have to take the ring road for the A11 "Firenze Mare" towards PisaFor those who come from the A12 Genoa-Livorno, at the Pisa Nord junction you have to take the A1 motorway towards Florence.Pistoia can also be reached from Ferrara is Bologna along the SS64 state road Porrettana which crosses the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.

On the train

There Pistoia station, is located near Dante Alighieri square, is the central railway station of the city. It is located on the line Florence – Meadow - Pistoia - Lucca - Viareggio and also the line branches off from Pistoia Pistoia - Porretta Terme - Bologna.

By bus

Pistoia, in addition to the local public service offered by Copit, Lazzi and Cap (see below) is also reached by:

• Moretti bus lines:
  • Rionero in Vulture line - Barile - Rapolla - Melfi - San Nicola di Melfi - Candela _ Lacedonia - Vallata - Grottaminarda - Rome (terminala Anagnina) - Perugia - Siena - Florence - Prato - Pistoia - Montecatini Terme - Pisa
  • Acerenza Line - Genzano di Lucania - Banzi - San Gervasio Palace - Montemilone - San Nicola di Melfi - Candela _ Lacedonia - Vallata - Grottaminarda - Rome (Anagnina terminus) - Perugia - Siena - Florence - Prato - Pistoia - Montecatini Terme - Pisa
  • Line Forenza - Maschitto - Venosa - Sink - San Nicola di Melfi - Candela _ Lacedonia - Vallata - Grottaminarda - Rome (Anagnina terminus) - Perugia - Siena - Florence - Prato - Pistoia - Montecatini Terme - Pisa.
• Marozzi^{[link not working]}: Line Matera - Ferrandina - Grassano - Potenza - Siena - Florence - Prato - Pistoia - Pisa.
• South site: Line 001: Sala Consilina - Polla - Eboli - Battipaglia - Salerno - Naples - Caserta - Bettolle - Siena - Poggibonsi - Florence - Prato - Pistoia - Montecatini Terme - Pisa

How to get around

By public transport

Pistoia and all the towns in the province can be reached by convenient scheduled services.

• Copit bus service. COPIT is the company for urban and extra-urban mobility in the Pistoia area. 
  • Public relations office, ☎800 277 825. Mon-Thu 8: 30-13: 00 and 14: 30-16: 30, Fri 8: 30-13: 00. 
  • Agency, Via XX Settembre, 71. Mon-Wed 8: 30-12: 30, Thu 14: 30-16: 30. 
• ^{[link not working]}Lazzi bus lines. Affected lines made by L.A. F.lli Lazzi: Urban Service of Pistoia, Urban Service of Montecatini, Urban Service of Pescia, Florence-Pistoia by highway, Florence-Montecatini Terme via highway, Montecatini Terme-Chiesina Uzzanese-Altopascio-Lucca, Services in the provincial area of ​​Pistoia. This service is called BLUBUS and was born from the consortium between LAZZI and COPIT. 
• Bus buses CAP. Affected lines operated by the CAP Pistoia bus lines - Poggio a Caiano – Florence. Main locations reached by the service: Brozzi, Casa Rossa (Bivio Seano), Casini, Catena, Florence, Indicatore (Bivio Signa), Olmi, Poggetto, Poggio a Caiano, Quarrata, S. Angelo, San Donnino is San Piero a Ponti. 

By taxi

• ^{[link not working]}Pistoia TAXI Cooperative, Via L. Landucci, 33, ☎ 39 0573 534444, fax: 39 0573 532264. The Pistoia Taxi Cooperative, which identifies all taxi drivers in the Pistoia area, was founded in 2001 with the aim of revising the taxi service in a more modern, effective and economical way. 

By car

Parking lots and garages

The city of Pistoia offers tourists and citizens a convenient system of Park & ​​Bus^{[link not working]}: a set of shuttle exchange parking lots, which gives the possibility to park the car in different areas of the city and to arrive in the center of Pistoia by bus at the cost of 0.90 cents for the whole day. It concerns: the Cellini car park, the stadium car park and the Pertini and San Giorgio car parks.

• Cellini parking. Free. Inside there are about 400 parking spaces. 
• Stadium parking. Free. Consisting of 200 parking spaces. 
• Pertini parking. Full day (08: 30-20: 00) 2 €, half day (08: 30-15: 00) 1 €. Inside there are 400 parking spaces. 
• San Giorgio car park, Via Ciliegiole (north section). Full day (08: 30-20: 00) 2 €, half day (08: 30-15: 00) 1 €. On three floors. 
• Milan Garage By Simone Forasassi, Via Borgo Melano, 7, ☎ 39 0573 22783. 
• Crimes, Via Del Fiasco, ☎ 39 0573 24118. 
• Garage S. Pietro, Via S. Stefano, 5, ☎ 39 0573 27324. 
• H.T.S. High Tech Services Spa, Via Vannucci Atto, 42, ☎ 39 0573 24721. 
• Matucci, Via Gora E Barbatole, 50, ☎ 39 0573 29784. 
• Parking lots and remittances Pistoiesi Srl, Via Di Vignaccia, ☎ 39 0573 977537. 
• Couriers Olympics Parking, Via Dei Macelli, 13 / A, ☎ 39 0573 364790. 

What see

• 43.93321910.91791 Duomo (Cathedral of San Zeno), Piazza del Duomo. The first attestation of the cathedral dates back to the 10th century, although the existence of the Church should be datable to the 5th century, a period in which the city already appears as an episcopal seat. The building was restored for the first time in the twelfth century and subsequently between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and again in the nineteenth century. The cathedral, dedicated to San Zeno, has a Romanesque facade on the model of other churches in the city built at the same time (San Bartolomeo and Sant'Andrea). On the two ends of the cusp of the facade there are two marble statues of the patron saints, San Zeno and San Jacopo.  
• 43.93305610.9170922 Baptistery of San Giovanni in the court, Piazza del Duomo.  
• 43.93191910.9163893 Church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas, via Cavour.  
• 43.93552810.9142784 Parish church of Sant'Andrea, via Sant'Andrea.  
• 43.93277810.9141675 Basilica of Our Lady of Humility, via della Madonna.  
• 43.93505610.9182226 Ceppo Hospital, piazza Giovannni XXIII.  

Monuments and places of cultural interest

• 43.93362410.9173837 Ancient Palace of the Bishops. The right side of the cathedral is closed by the ancient Palazzo dei Vescovi, of which we have traces as early as 1112. The Palazzo dei Vescovi was for a long time the residence of the bishops of Pistoia. Today the palace houses the Archaeological path equipped and the Capitular Museum of S. Zeno.  
• Baptistery of San Giovanni in Corte. Of great value are the wooden portal and the pulpit on the right of the Baptistery. 
• 43.9291510.92268 Fortress S. Barbara. The fortress of Santa Barbara was built in the sixteenth century as part of the fortifications erected by the will of Duke Cosimo I dei Medici. Subsequently, in 1571, Bernardo Buontalenti incorporated the initial nucleus into a new bulwark connected to the city walls, thus giving the fortress that imposing aspect it still retains today.  
• The walls. The walls of Pistoia for centuries constituted a clear separation between the city and the surrounding countryside. An architectural, urban, social element of great importance for many centuries. As the city grew, the walls were also expanded. This is why Pistoia has three walls. 
• 43.93376910.9180029 city ​​Hall. On the left side of the Duomo is the building of the Municipality of Pistoia. It was built in 1294. The facade dates back to 1637 when the bridge on the right connecting the building with the cathedral was also added. The palace has always housed the civil power of the city.  
• 43.93205610.917510 Panciatichi Palace. Built in the fourteenth century and rebuilt in the sixteenth, it retains the cross windows in medieval stone, of French tradition.  
• 43.93372210.91761111 Piazza del Duomo. Piazza del Duomo is a harmonious and serene square due to the perfect relationship that exists between its surface and the volume of the buildings that surround it, interrupted only by the slender bell tower, the ideal axis of the whole complex and a connecting point between the area dedicated to civil life and the other, more narrow and collected, where religious life is centered.  

Other monuments and characteristic places of Pistoia

• Palazzo Pretorio.  
• Puccini Park.  
• 43.93267510.91652812 Piazza della Sala.  
• Piazza San Francesco. 
• Via de 'Rossi.  
• Via degli Orafi. 
• Villa of Scornio. 

Museums

• Fernando Melani studio house, Corso Gramsci, 159, ☎ 39 0573 371279.  
• Documentation Center and Marino Marini Foundation, Corso Silvano Fedi, 30 (Palace of the Tau), ☎ 39 0573 30285, fax: 39 0573 31332, @[email protected]. 
• Giovanni Michelucci Documentation Center, Piazza del Duomo 1 (city ​​Hall), ☎ 39 0573 371296. 
• Contemporary Art Documentation Center, Piazza Duomo, 1 (Provisional seat at the Civic Museum of Pistoia), ☎ 39 0573-371214, @[email protected]. 
• Former Church of the Tau, Corso Silvano Fedi, 70, ☎ 39 0573 32204. 
• Fattoria di Celle - Gori Collection (Farm of Celle - Santomato), fax: 39 0573 479486. 
• Jorio Vivarelli Foundation, Via Felceti, 11, ☎ 39 0573 477423, fax: 39 0573 477814, @[email protected]. 
• Fortress of Santa Barbara, Viale Arcadia / Piazza della Resistenza, ☎ 39 0573 32204. 
• Ecomuseum of the Pistoia mountains. 
• The City to Touch. Tactile Museum, Piazza del Duomo (Palace of the Bishops). 
• civic Museum (Civic Museum of Ancient Art), Piazza Duomo, 1 (Town Hall), ☎ 39 0573 371296, fax: 39 0573 371289, @[email protected]. 
• Clemente Rospigliosi Museum, Via Ripa del Sale, 3 (Rospigliosi Palace), ☎ 39 0573 28740.  
• ^{[link not working]}Charcoal Museum, Street of Baggio (Baggio), ☎ 39 0573 46422, 39 338 7866205, @[email protected].  
• Embroidery Museum, Via Ripa del sale, 3 (Rospigliosi Palace), ☎800 012164. 
• Museum of the Cathedral of San Zeno, Piazza del Duomo (Palace of the Bishops), ☎ 39 0573 369216, 39 0573 369764. 
• Museum of Contemporary Visual Arts, Via S. Andrea (Fabroni Palace), ☎ 39 0573 371214, 39 0573 371639, @[email protected]. 
• Diocesan Museum, Via Ripa del sale, 3 (Rospigliosi Palace), ☎ 39 0573 28740.  
• Oratory of San Desiderio, Via Laudesi, ☎ 39 0573 32204. 
• Archaeological path equipped, Piazza del Duomo (Palace of the Bishops), ☎ 39 0573 369216, 39 0573 369764. 
• Museum of Surgical Tools, Piazza Giovanni XXIII (Ceppo Hospital). 

Events and parties

• ^{[link not working]}Joust of the Bear and historical cortege, Piazza del Duomo, 51100 Pistoia. July 25. The Giostra dell'orso is a re-edition of the ancient Palio dei Berber, which has been held in the city of Pistoia since the 13th century every July 25, the day dedicated to the patron saint of the city, San Jacopo. 
• Historical-religious procession in honor of San Jacopo. During the morning of 25 July, a historical procession reproduces the ancient and solemn procession on the eve of San Jacopo, which was once attended by all its valid citizens of Pistoia, the associations of arts and crafts, the representatives of the municipalities of the territory, the regular and secular clergy, the bishop, the city public magistrates and the municipal authorities of Pistoia. It is called Procession of the candles. 
• Pistoia Blues. Since 1980, the Pistoia Blues has been a "beacon" in the Italian summer. The Festival enthusiastically welcomes great rock / blues performers and legends. In fact, for 30 years the biggest international names have been competing on stage to perform in what has become an unmissable event for music lovers. It generally takes place in July, over a weekend from Friday to Sunday but some editions started on Thursday. In addition to the concerts held in Piazza Duomo, many other parallel events are also organized such as exhibitions and performances by great artists in other parts of the city. Remember to book accommodation well in advance because during the festival days the hotels in the center are almost all sold out. 

What to do

• Pistoia Zoo, Via Pieve a Celle, 160, 51100 Pistoia (Take the pistoia motorway junction northwards (Abetone) and take the Pistoia Ovest exit, continue left towards Montagnana), ☎ 39 0573 911219, fax: 39 0573 911219, @[email protected]. 
• Pistoia Equestrian Center - horse competitions, Via di Groppoli s.n.c., 51100 Pistoia (from Pistoia take the S.R. 435 towards Montecatini - Lucca), ☎ 39 0573 572347, fax: 39 0573 910259, @[email protected]. 

Libraries

• Documentary network of the province of Pistoia^{[link not working]}: e-mail [email protected]
• San Giorgio Library, Via Sandro Pertini, ☎ 39 0573 371600, fax: 39 0573 371601, @[email protected]. Monday: 2.00pm - 7.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday: 9.00am - 7.00pm. 
• Fabroniana Library, Piazzetta San Filippo, 1, ☎ 39 0573 32074, @[email protected]. Tuesday 9 - 12 and 14.30 - 17.30, Thursday 9 - 12 August: closed. 
• Forteguerriana Library, Piazza della Sapienza, 5, ☎ 39 0573 371452, fax: 39 0573 371466, @[email protected]. Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.00 - 13.30, Tuesday, Thursday 9.00 - 13.30 / 15.00 - 17.30. 
• Civic Museum Library, Piazza Duomo, Town Hall, ☎ 39 0573- 3711, @[email protected]. Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 12, Tuesday and Thursday from 15 to 18. Service open to the public: collections specialized in art history: periodicals, monographs on artists, catalogs and guides, historical-artistic sources, legislation, conservation of cultural heritage. 
• Leoniana Library, Via Puccini, 36, ☎ 39 0573 976133, @[email protected]. Monday: 9.00-12.00 / 15.00-18.00; Tuesday: 15.00-18.00; Wednesday: 15.00-18.00. 
• Documentation Center Library, Via Sandro Pertini, ☎ 39 0573 371785, fax: 39 0573 371780, @[email protected]. Monday to Friday 3.00pm - 7.00pm. 
• Library of the State Archives of Pistoia, Normal Schools Square, 2, ☎ 39 0573 23350, 39 0573 367416, fax: 39 0573 508116, @[email protected]. 

Shopping

• Mariotti Underwear Store, Viale Adua, 176, @[email protected]. A large underwear shop for men, women and children in the shopping area of ​​Viale Adua. Mariotti Intimo Store offers a wide selection of women's and men's underwear from the best Italian and foreign brands such as Ragno, Imec, Calida, Linclalor and Brooksfield. Also available beachwear and swimwear. Mariotti has been in business in Pistoia since the late 1960s. 
• 43.35517911.0290381 Il Melario - Beekeeping Compa, Via del Can Bianco, 15, ☎ 39 0573 976 024, @[email protected]. Shop in the center of Pistoia for honey, beehive products and apicosmetics. The honey produced and most of the other items are of own production (Apicoltura Compa di Montagnana, Pistoia). At the Melario you can buy honey, royal jelly, pollen, propolis, beeswax candles, honey biscuits, honey liqueurs, honey-based body care products, herbal teas. The products are also available in gift boxes. 

How to have fun

Shows

Cinema

• ^{[link not working]}Lux multiplex, Corso Gramsci, 58, ☎ 39 0573 22312. 
• Cinema Rome, Via Laudesi, 6, ☎ 39 0573 1873086. 
• ^{[link not working]}Cinema Globe, Via Buti, 7, ☎ 39 0573 365722. 

Theaters

• ^{[link previously not working]}Pistoiese Theater Association, Corso Gramsci, 127, ☎ 39 0573 99161 (contact center), 39 0573 991609 (ticket office), fax: 39 0573 991640. Offices: Mon-Fri 9: 30-13: 00 and 14: 30-17: 30; Ticket office: Mon closed, Tue 16: 30-19: 00, Wed 11: 00-16: 00, Thu-Sat 11: 00-13: 00 and 16: 30-19: 00. 
• ^{[link previously not working]}Manzoni Theater, Corso Gramsci 127, ☎ 39 0573 99161, fax: 39 0573 991640, @[email protected]. 
• ^{[link previously not working]}Gramsci room, Piazza San Francesco, ☎ 39 0573 99161, fax: 39 0573 991640, @[email protected]. 
• ^{[link previously not working]}Small Mauro Bolognini Theater, via del Presto, 5, ☎ 39 0573 99161, fax: 39 0573 991640, @[email protected]. 

Night clubs

• Old Prague Pub, Hall Square, 6, ☎ 39 0573 31155. 
• ^{[link not working]}Sherlock Holmes pub, Via Ducceschi Manrico, 10, ☎ 39 0573 21186, @[email protected]. 
• The Abbey, Via S. Andrea, 51, ☎ 39 0573 358855. 
• Fox.pub, Via Pisa, 5, ☎ 39 0573 986213. 
• ^{[link not working]}Caffp New York, Viale Adua, 5/7, ☎ 39 0573 24281, fax: 39 0573 364562, @[email protected]. 

Where to eat

Typical Pistoia sweets are the curly confetti or mischievous.

Average prices

• ^{[link not working]}The Third Circle Restaurant and Pizzeria, 87, vl. Italy, ☎ 39 0573 33961, @[email protected]. 
• Le Terrazze Restaurant, 12, v. of the Church of Uzzo, ☎ 39 338 8386420. 
• L'Arca Restaurant, 36, v. Madonna, ☎ 39 0573 994384, @[email protected]. 
• Lake Garden Restaurant, 47 / a, v. S. Sebastian, ☎ 39 0573 544486. 
• Red Wood Pizzeria Restaurant, 44, v. Meat sauce, ☎ 39 0573 401775. 
• Il Pozzo Restaurant, 23, lg. S. Biagio, ☎ 39 0573 33677. 
• Pizzeria Il Postino, 60, via Bigiano and Castel dei Bovani, ☎ 39 0573 453552. 
• San Jacopo restaurant, 15, v. Crispi, ☎ 39 0573 27786, @[email protected]. 
• ^{[link not working]}Villa Paradiso restaurant, 750, via Modenese, ☎ 39 0573 472196, 39 320 0312006, 39 328 8047682. 
• Puppy of the Mountain Restaurant, 9, v. Gello, ☎ 39 347 5971617, 39 0573 400232, 39 0573 400453, fax: 39 0573 401035, @[email protected]. 

Where stay

Average prices

• ^{[link not working]}Hotel Il Convento, 33, v. S. Quirico, ☎ 39 0573 452652, 39 0573 452651, fax: 39 0573 453578, @[email protected]. 
• Milan Hotel, 12, vl. Pacinotti, ☎ 39 0573 975700, fax: 39 0573 32657, @[email protected]. 
• Grand Hotel Villa Cappugi, 45, v. Connected, ☎ 39 0573 450297, fax: 39 0573 451009, @[email protected]. 
• Gourmet Inn Puppy of the Mountain, 9, v. Gello, ☎ 39 347 5971617, 39 0573 400232, 39 0573 400453, fax: 39 0573 401035, @[email protected]. 
• ^{[link not working]}Hotel il Boschetto, 467, vl. Adua, ☎ 39 0573 401336, @[email protected]. 
• Bellavista Restaurant Tree, 606, v. Modenese, ☎ 39 0573 472010, 39 0573 472044, fax: 39 0573 472044. 
• ^{[link not working]}Arcobaleno Hotel, via Valdi and San Mommè, 37, ☎ 39 0573 470030, fax: 39 0573 470147, @[email protected]. 
• Hotel Le Rose, viale Adua n. 87-89, ☎ 39 0573 20785, fax: 39 0573 976161, @[email protected]. 
• Melini Hotel Restaurant, via Nazionale, 78 Pracchia, ☎ 39 0573-490026, fax: 39 0573-490000, @[email protected]. 
• Leon Bianco hotel, via Panciatichi, 2, ☎ 39 0573 26675, 39 0573 26676, fax: 39 0573 26704, @[email protected]. 
• Patria hotel, via Francesco Crispi N. 6/8. 
• Piccolo Ritz Hotel, via Atto Vannucci, 67, ☎ 39 0573 26775, 39 0573 26776, fax: 39 0573 27798. 

Safety

How to keep in touch

Internet

Free browsing is possible in many squares and meeting places via the network "Pistoia WiFi". With the same credentials it is also possible to surf the other WiFi networks of the administrations that have joined the national network FreeItaliaWifi^{[link not working]}.

From 13/12/2013 the Province has decided not to make the personal identification of users mandatory to access the service "PistoiaWiFi". Today the service offers over 60 hot spots throughout the province.

Internet point

• EDL Software by De Lazzari Emilio, Via Pagliucola 58, ☎ 39 335 6638579. 
• Gori Tommaso, Via dello Spartitoio 1, ☎ 39 0573 994020. 
• Telnet - Internet Point New Fun S.R.L., Via Carducci Giosuè 25, ☎ 39 0573 365777. 

Keep informed

• Site of the Tourist Consortium City of Pistoia

Around

• Montecatini Terme

Itineraries

• Medici villas and gardens in Tuscany

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