The Certosa di Pontignano (literally, 'Pontignano Charterhouse'), also known as the Certosa di San Pietro ('Saint Peter's Charterhouse'), is a Carthusian monastery and church in the neighborhood of Pontignano, within the town limits of Castelnuovo Berardenga, a few kilometers north of the city of Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy.
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The Villa Pisani is a patrician villa designed by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, located in Bagnolo, a hamlet in the comune of Lonigo in the Veneto region of Italy.
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Zimella is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 kilometres west of Venice and about 35 kilometres southeast of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,626 and an area of 20.1 square kilometres.
The municipality of Zimella contains the frazioni S. Stefano, Zimella, and Bonaldo e Volpino.
Zimella borders the following municipalities: Arcole, Cologna Veneta, Lonigo, and Veronella.
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Cologna Veneta is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 kilometres west of Venice and about 35 kilometres southeast of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 8,207 and an area of 43.0 square kilometres.
The municipality of Cologna Veneta contains the frazioni Baldaria, Sabbion, Sant'Andrea, Spessa, and San Sebastiano.
Cologna Veneta borders the following municipalities: Asigliano Veneto, Lonigo, Orgiano, Poiana Maggiore, Pressana, Roveredo di Guà, Veronella, and Zimella.
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Veronella is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 kilometres west of Venice and about 30 kilometres southeast of Verona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,946 and an area of 20.8 square kilometres.
The municipality of Veronella contains the frazione San Gregorio.
Veronella borders the following municipalities: Albaredo d'Adige, Arcole, Belfiore, Bonavigo, Cologna Veneta, Minerbe, Pressana, and Zimella.
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San Bonifacio is a railway station serving the town of San Bonifacio, in the region of Veneto, northern Italy. The station opened in 1886 and is located on the Milan–Venice railway. The train services are operated by Trenitalia.
The monastic complex, after the expulsion of the monks in 1810, passed through various hands, until it was acquired in 1959 by the University of Siena, and used for academic meetings, conventions, and also hotel and restaurant for events such as weddings and celebrations.