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Fortress / Tower
Torre degli Alberti
Medieval tower in Florence, Italy
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Historic Centre of Florence”
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Coordinates
- 43°46′05″ N, 11°15′36″ E
About
The Torre degli Alberti is a XIII century medieval tower in Florence, Italy. It has a polygonal plan and was the headquarters and residence of the Alberti, one of the most numerous and powerful families in the medieval Florence.
It was once sided by a ditch (a nearby church was known as San Jacopo dei Fossi, Italian for "St. James of the Ditches") and had some single mullioned windows, now replaced by normal windows. At the base is a small loggia from the 15th century, whose capitals show the Alberti coat of arms, featuring two crossing chains. After the Florentine branch of the family disappeared in 1836, it was owned by other families such as the Ubaldini and Mori. It was restored during the 1990s.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Torre degli Alberti».
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Getting there
Firenze Santa Maria NovellaTrain, nearest
1.5 km as the crow flies
Torre degli Alberti
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci6.5 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre degli Alberti?
Torre degli Alberti is in Florence, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.76800, 11.25990.
What else is there to see near Torre degli Alberti?
Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Alberti (0 m away), Palazzo Peruzzi-Lotti (0 m away), Palazzo Corsini Antinori (100 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Torre degli alberti 12 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Colonna della torre degli alberti — No machine-readable author provided. Sailko assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
- Torre degli alberti 11 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Torre degli alberti colonnine 01 — sailko, CC BY 2.5
- Torre degli alberti, fi, 01 — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Torre degli alberti, fi, 03 case adiacenti già alberti — sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Veduta sulla torre degli alberti 01 — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Firenze - Florence - Via dei Benci - View NE — Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Florence, woontoren, RP-F-F25436-AM — Rijksmuseum, CC0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences