Piazzale San Nicolò
Orari d'apertura:
da lunedi a domenica ore 9/12.30 e 14.30/19
In its current shape, the church ( the most significant sacred building of the city for its architecture, with the Pieve della Sagra) was built between 1493 and 1520 at the will of Alberto Pio III. The building, originally on central plan, was modified with the addition of the aisles attributed to a project by Baldassarre Peruzzi.
The interior decoration with false lacunars and corbels is from the XIX century and follows the original most refined decoration of the first years of the XVI century. Two works by Bernardino Loschi and the scagliola frontal are of remarkable interest. The long colonnade was built in 1575 to connect the city centre with the Minor Observant Franciscan convent and St. Nicolò Church. It is structured with regular round arches on pillars, with cross-vaulted ceilings, and it is connected to the colonnade ( XV century) of the church facade. Temporarily closed
