Sant'Agostino
Guide
Photo: René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeChurchAllow 20–40 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A quiet brick church at the north end of town whose choir is painted with Benozzo Gozzoli's lively scenes from the life of Saint Augustine.
A brief history
The friars commissioned the frescoes in the 1460s after the plague, as an act of thanks.
Tips
- Best time
- Mid-morning
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 20–40 min
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually open daily, closed around lunchtime (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Porta San Matteo: The quieter north end, with Sant'Agostino.
- Dress code
- Shoulders and knees covered
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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