Caprese Michelangelo, Medieval commune in Province of Arezzo, Italy
The municipality of Caprese Michelangelo sits at an elevation of 653 meters in the Valtiberina region of eastern Tuscany, covering 66 square kilometers.
The commune gained recognition as the birthplace of Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1475, marking its place in Italian art history.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist, where Michelangelo received his baptism, contains architectural elements from the 13th century.
Visitors can reach Caprese Michelangelo by taking regional roads from Florence, located 100 kilometers west, or from the nearby city of Arezzo.
The Michelangelo Museum and Library preserves documents and artifacts related to the artist's early life in this Tuscan settlement.
Location: Province of Arezzo
Capital city: Caprese Michelangelo
Elevation above the sea: 653 m
Shares border with: Anghiari, Chitignano, Chiusi della Verna, Pieve Santo Stefano, Subbiano
Website: http://capresemichelangelo.net
GPS coordinates: 43.64083,11.98583
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:51
Santuario della Verna
8.6 km
Lago di Montedoglio
7.9 km
Museo Casa Natale di Michelangelo Buonarroti
386 m
Eremo di Cerbaiolo
8.9 km
Castello di Montauto
11.1 km
Little museum of the Diary
5.5 km
Castello dei Conti Ubertini
8.8 km
Madonna dei Lumi
5.5 km
Santuario della Madonna del Carmine
9 km
Abbaye San Martino a Tifi
1 km
Collegiata di Santo Stefano
5.5 km
Pieve di Santa Maria a Micciano
9.7 km
Santa Maria della Visitazione
11.9 km
Museo dell'acqua e del mulino
388 m
Biblioteca Michelangiolesca
340 m
Santa Maria del Colledestro
6.1 km
Santi Vincenzo e Pietro
9 km
Monumento ai Diari
5.5 km
Fonte del tribunale
5.5 km
Logge del Grano
5.5 km
Commemorative plaque to Filippo Bardini and Odoardo Corrazzini
5.5 km
Palazzo Comunale
5.5 km
Monument to the Fallen of Chitignano
8.8 km
Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well
5.5 km
Historic town bell
5.5 km
Palazzo Comunale (Subbiano)
11.8 km
Plaque to the fallen of Subbiano in the Second World War
11.8 km
Town's bell tower
5.5 kmReviews
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