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Santa Maria della Scala

Santa Maria della Scala is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Montemaggio stands 672 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Museo Archeologico Nazionale, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

Santa Maria della Scala (also referred to as the Hospital, Ospedale, and Spedale) is located in Siena, Italy. Now a museum, it was once an important civic hospital dedicated to caring for abandoned children, the poor, the sick, and pilgrims. Revenues were earned partially from bequests and donations from the citizens of Siena, particularly the wealthy. The head of the hospital was the rector who managed the lay brothers responsible for its operation. Santa Maria della Scala was one of Europe's first hospitals and is one of the oldest hospitals still surviving in the world. It played a major cultural role and is considered one of Siena's 3 main artistic hubs.

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Dates from 1998.

Wikidata Q1279458, matched on coordinates and name (6 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates43.31689, 11.32888

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Prato di Sant'Agostino: 0.2 mi
  • Oliveta della Contrada della Chiocciola: 0.3 mi
  • Parco dell'Orto dei Pecci: 0.4 mi
  • Parco della Valle di Follonica: 0.4 mi
  • Piazzale Marcello Biringucci: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Poggio di Mezzapiaggia: 1.8 mi
  • Poggio dell'Agresto: 1.9 mi
  • Poggio di Doglia: 1.9 mi
  • Il Poggio: 2.0 mi
  • Poggio Santa Croce: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 52
Springs: 43
  • Fonte delle Monache: 0.4 mi
  • Il Borro a Doccio: 3.3 mi
  • La Fonte Murata: 3.7 mi
  • Sorgente Acqua Sulfurea: 4.8 mi
  • Fontanino di Molli: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 42
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 5
  • Cascata di Sant'Ansano: 7.5 mi
  • Cascata: 10.3 mi
  • Cascata del Diborrato: 11.4 mi
  • Canaloni: 17.4 mi
  • La Steccaia: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
  • Biancane di Leolina: 6.3 mi
  • Falesia di Celsa: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Hot springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Santa Maria della Scala. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MontemaggioWNW 296°672 m6.9 mi
Poggio al LupoW 265°606 m7.1 mi
Poggio ScopetoW 260°584 m7.2 mi
Poggio Pian del MonteWSW 255°564 m7.4 mi
Poggio CampacciW 280°521 m6.1 mi
Poggio le PietraieW 280°515 m6.0 mi
Monte MorioWNW 291°500 m6.1 mi
Poggio della PignaWSW 240°490 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:1917:4918:27
June solstice05:3520:1620:59
September equinox07:0218:3719:14
December solstice07:4415:5616:42

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/13063604526

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