Prato

城市概覽

Prato is the low-profile cousin of Florence and Pisa in the Central Italy region of Tuscany. Not as mobbed with tourists and without the typical tourist ripoffs it nonetheless has a history and artistic heritage dating back to the Etruscan civilisation and everything since, plus great food. It's a great place to stay and save a few euros while doing day trips to Pisa or Florence. As regards the area, Prato is a city that is part of the north-east and covers about 100 km². Located at the foot of the mountain of Retaia, it is bisected by the Bisenzio River, a tributary of the Arno.

1 Tourist Information Office, Piazza Buonamici, 7, ☏ +39 0574 24112. Open daily. (updated Dec 2015)

如何抵達

By plane The nearest airports are Galileo Galilei di Pisa close to Pisa and Amerigo Vespucci di Firenze close to Florence.

From the airport of Pisa to Prato The train station at Pisa airport is directly connected with the Santa Maria Novella station in Florence and Pisa Central Station (line Pisa - Lucca - Pistoia - Florence). The airport is very close to the Pisa Nord motorway. From the Pisa Nord motorway take the A11 motorway and continue towards Florence. West Lawn toll is about 65 km from Pisa, while the exit Prato Est is about 73 km away.

From the airport of Florence to Prato The Amerigo Vespucci Airport is located in Peretola and is as close to the province of Prato. The airport is not directly connected to the railway line. You can reach the station of Firenze Santa Maria Novella and Florence Rifredi using the bus. Arriving by car from Florence in Prato is very simple: the airport is the A11 motorway exit "Firenze Nord", which is only 5 km from the exit Prato Est and 13 km from the exit West Prato. There is a bus service between the airport and Prato (Prato Central Station) operated by Cap Autolinee Prato.

By car Driving in Italy is not for the faint-of-heart and Prato is no exception especially in the old center of the city where the city walls, narrow streets, and ubiquitous pedestrian zones make navigating and parking particularly difficult.

By train

There are three train stations in Prato. The main station 1 Central Station of Prato is a large railway station and located on the Florence-Bologna and Florence-Prato-Pistoia-Lucca-Viareggio lines. The station 2 Prato Porta al Serraglio is a railway station railway Maria Antonia. Least, is the second station in the city of Prato. Among the three stations of the city is the closest to the old town, being only five minutes walk from Piazza del Duomo. The station of 3 Prato Borgonuovo is a small station on the outskirts of the city of Prato. It is located on the Florence-Prato-Pistoia-Lucca-V

當地交通

By bus Cap Autolinee Prato operate five bus rapid transit (BRT) lines:

LAM blu (blue): Repubblica - Centro Città - Maliseti LAM arancio (orange): Stazione Centrale - Piazza Carceri - Piazza San Domenico - Galciana LAM rossa (red): Galceti - S. Lucia - Centro Città - Paperino - S. Giorgio - S. Giusto LAM-MT viola (purple): Prato - Montemurlo - Montale - Oste - Agliana LAM-MT azzurra (light blue): Prato - autostrada A11 - Firenze. This line goes to Firenze via the airport. LAM-MT azzurra (light blue): Prato - Poggio a Caiano - Comeana - Seano - Carmignano See route map for details and timetables. All of the above lines have a stop near the main train station Stazione Centrale and pass through the city centre/historic centre (centro città or centro storico).

By foot The old centre can easily be discovered by foot.

By taxi Taxis can be typically found at Piazza Duomo, Piazza Stazione and Via Cavour. You can also call a taxi with this number: ☏ +39 0574 5656.

必看景點

Churches 1 Duomo of Prato (Cathedral of Santo Stefano) (leaving the Piazza of Comune and leaving along the Corso Mazzoni you reach the large Piazza del Duomo). At the large Piazza del Duomo is the Cathedral of Santo Stefano. A splendid example of Romanesque - Gothic Tuscan, the Cathedral is characterized by clever use of two colors on alberese clear and serpentine green marble from Prato, typical materials of the town until 1400. On the right side of the front is the famous pulpit, built between 1433 and 1438 by Michelozzo and decorated by Donatello. The pulpit was designed specifically for the Exposition of the Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary, preserved in the chapel inside the Basilica. There are splendid, precious frescoes of the "Dance of Salome" by Filippo Lippi in the Cappella Maggiore. Bishop's Palace. Adjacent to the cathedral is the Bishop's Palace (14th-17th century), part of which is occupied by the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. In the territory of Prato, probably since the eighth century, there was a reorganization of the Church with the division into districts that were owned by new churches, the churches (from plebs, the people, namely the community of the baptized), with the baptismal font. The churches listed below are those that were already in medieval churches and are included in the diocese of Prato:

San Giusto in Piazzanese San Lorenzo a Usella San Michele a Montecuccoli San Pietro a Figline San Pietro a Iolo San Vito e San Modesto a Sofignano Santa Maria a Colonica Santa Maria a Filettole Sant'Ippolito e San Cassiano Sant'Ippolito in Piazzanese Prato was long known as "City of the Virgin" for the strong Marian devotion that began with the veneration of the Sacred Belt, then grew with the construction of shrines dedicated to Our Lady (three parishes are today). These is a newer one dedicated to St. Anthony Mary Pucci.

Monuments Fourteenth-century walls. Within these gathered almost all the major historic buildings. The hexagonal circuit o

體驗活動

1 Teatro Metastasio, Via Benedetto Cairoli, 59. Venue for operas, theatre plays and concerts. Built in 1830. (updated Dec 2015) 2 Teatro Politeama Pratese, Via Garibaldi, 33/35. (updated Dec 2015) Corteggio storico di Prato (Festa dell'8 settembre). Annual event in September (updated Dec 2015)

購物

1 Biscottificio Antonio Mattei, Via Ricasoli, 20, ☏ +39 0574 25756. M closed. Has made delicious biscotti di Prato since 1858. (updated Dec 2015) There is a large Coop supermarket near Piazza San Marco between the historic city centre and the main train station.

美食

Prato is the wellspring of biscotti di Prato, also called cantuccini, so why not indulge while you are there? They are commonly accompanied by vin santo, a Tuscan dessert wine.

Ristorante Amalfi, via Strozzi, 207, ☏ +39 338 8917671, +39 0574 483010. (updated Mar 2017) Ristorante Pizzeria Da Giovanni - Cavallino Rosso, v. Pistoiese, 26, ☏ +39 0574 23143, [email protected]. Mangia, v. Ferrucci, 173, ☏ +39 0574 572917, [email protected]. Tu-Su 19:30-24:00. Pizza €6-10. Mains €13-18. (updated Mar 2017) Ristorante Pizzeria Il Mercante, v. Traversa il Crocifisso, 47, ☏ +39 0574 627174, [email protected]. M-Sa 12:30–15:00, 19:30–23:00. Mains €12-35. (updated Mar 2017) 1 Ristorante Pizzeria Lo Scoglio, Via Verdi, 42, ☏ +39 0