Prato

Prato is a city of 186,710 inhabitants in Tuscany, immediately to the west of Florence, and also the capital of the Province of Prato since 1992. The city is famous in Italy and beyond for textile production and for the famous biscotto di Prato (biscuit with almonds better known as "cantuccio").

In the last few decades, Prato has enjoyed a significant population boom and increased immigration. It is now the second largest city in Tuscany, third largest in central Italy (after Rome and Florence) and the eighteenth largest in Italy.

Duomo Prato 01 - The Duomo of Prato

Prato Halal Travel Guide

Prato is the low-profile cousin of Florence and Pisa in the Central Italy region of Tuscany. Not as mobbed with tourists and without the typical tourist ripoffs it nonetheless has a history and artistic legacy dating back to the Etruscan civilisation and everything since, plus great food. It's a great place to stay and save a few euros while doing day trips to Pisa or Florence.

As regards the area, Prato is a city that is part of the north-east and covers about 100 km². Located at the foot of the mountain of Retaia, it is bisected by the Bisenzio River, a tributary of the Arno.

• Prato Tourism Board Office - Web: ang=en Piazza Buonamici, 7 43.88016, 11.09746 - +39 574 24112 | Opening Hours: Open daily

Travel to Prato

Buy a Flight ticket to and from Prato

The nearest airports are Galileo Galilei di Pisa close to Pisa and Amerigo Vespucci di Firenze close to Florence.

From the airport of Pisa to Prato

The train station at Pisa airport is directly connected with the Santa Maria Novella station in Florence and Pisa Central Station (line Pisa - Lucca - Pistoia - Florence). The airport is very close to the Pisa North motorway. From the Pisa North motorway take the A11 motorway and continue towards Florence. West Lawn toll is about 65 kilometers from Pisa, while the exit Prato Est is about 73 kilometers away.

From the airport of Florence to Prato

The Amerigo Vespucci Airport is located in Peretola and is as close to the province of Prato. The airport is not directly connected to the railway line. You can reach the station of Firenze Santa Maria Novella and Florence Rifredi using the bus. Arriving by vehicle from Florence in Prato is very simple: the airport is the A11 motorway exit "Firenze Nord", which is only 5 kilometers from the exit Prato Est and 13 kilometers from the exit West Prato. There is a bus service between the airport and Prato (Prato Central Station) operated by Cap Autolinee Prato].

Rent a Car or Limousine in Prato

Driving in Italy is not for the faint-of-heart and Prato is no exception especially in the old center of the city where the city walls, narrow streets, and ubiquitous pedestrian zones make navigating and parking particularly difficult.

Travel by train to Prato

Prato train station 14 - Prato Stazione Centrale

There are three train stations in Prato. The main station Central Station of Prato GPS 43.8788,11.1095 is a large train station and located on the Florence -Bologna and Florence-Prato-Pistoia -Lucca -Viareggio lines.

The station Prato Porta al Serraglio GPS 43.88447,11.09857 is a train station railway Maria Antonia. Least, is the second station in the city of Prato. Among the three stations of the city is the closest to the old town, being only five minutes walk from Piazza del Duomo.

The station of Prato Borgonuovo GPS 43.8914,11.0755 is a small station on the outskirts of the city of Prato. It is located on the Florence-Prato-Pistoia-Lucca-Viareggio, has two tracks and two small loops shelters. On the first track passing convoys for Pistoia, Lucca and Viareggio. While the second track the convoys to Prato Central and Firenze Santa Maria Novella. Only regional trains stop.

Get Around

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Travel on a Bus in Prato

Cap Autolinee Prato operate five lines:

• LAM blu (blue): Repubblica - Centro Città - Maliseti
• LAM arancio (orange): Stazione Centrale - Piazza Carceri - Piazza San Domenico - Galciana
• LAM rossa (red): Galceti - S. Lucia - Centro Città - Paperino - S. Giorgio - S. Giusto
• LAM Monday - MT viola (purple): Prato - Montemurlo - Montale - Oste - Agliana
• LAM Monday - MT azzurra (light blue): Prato - autostrada A11 - Firenze. This line goes to Firenze via the airport.
• LAM Monday - MT azzurra (light blue): Prato - Poggio a Caiano - Comeana - Seano - Carmignano

See route map for details and timetables. All of the above lines have a stop near the main train station Stazione Centrale and pass through the downtown/historic centre (centro città or centro storico).

By foot

The old centre can easily be discovered by foot.

Best way to travel in Prato by a Taxi

Taxis can be typically found at Piazza Duomo, Piazza Stazione and Via Cavour. You can also call a taxi with this number: +39 574 5656.

What to see in Prato

Churches

• Duomo of Prato - Gothic Church of Santo Stefano | 43.88189, 11.09787 leaving the Piazza of Comune and leaving along the Corso Mazzoni you reach the large Piazza del Duomo - At the large Piazza del Duomo is the Gothic Church of Santo Stefano. A splendid example of Romanesque - Gothic Tuscan and the Gothic Church is characterized by clever use of two colors on alberese clear and serpentine green marble from Prato, typical materials of the town until 1400. On the right side of the front is the famous pulpit, built between 1433 and 1438 by Michelozzo and decorated by Donatello. The pulpit was designed specifically for the Exposition of the Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary, preserved in the chapel inside the Basilica. There are splendid, precious frescoes of the "Dance of Salome" by Filippo Lippi in the Cappella Maggiore.

• Bishop's Palace - Adjacent to the cathedral is the Bishop's Palace (14th-17th century), part of which is occupied by the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo.

In the territory of Prato, probably since the eighth century and there was a reorganization of the Church with the division into neighborhoods that were owned by new churches and the churches (from plebs and the people, namely the community of the baptized), with the baptismal font. The churches listed below are those that were already in medieval churches and are included in the diocese of Prato:

• San Giusto in Piazzanese
• San Lorenzo a Usella
• San Michele a Montecuccoli
• San Pietro a Figline
• San Pietro a Iolo
• San Vito e San Modesto a Sofignano
• Santa Maria a Colonica
• Santa Maria a Filettole
• Sant'Ippolito e San Cassiano
• Sant'Ippolito in Piazzanese

Prato was long known as "City of the Virgin" for the strong Marian devotion that, initially linked to the veneration of the Sacred Belt and then grew with the construction of shrines dedicated to Our Lady (three parishes are today) and these are is recently added one dedicated to St. Anthony Mary Pucci.

Monuments

• Fourteenth-century walls - Within these gathered almost all the major historic buildings. The hexagonal circuit of the walls enclosing the original core city of Prato, dotted with ancient tower houses.

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• Castello dell'Imperatore - Emperor's Castle - 43.87894, 11.09856 - Fortress, commonly called Santa Barbara or Swabian castle, can be considered the most important architectural evidence of the 9th-13th centuries.

Palazzo Pretorio 01 - Palazzo Pretorio

• Piazza del Comune - Created at the end of the 13th century and the intersection of two primary streets of the city. In the central area of the square is the Fountain of Bacchino, which was cast in bronze between 1659 and 1665 by Ferdinando Tacca, during the recognition status of city of Prato. In front of City Hall (located in the square) is also found in white Carrara marble statue dedicated to the merchant of Prato, Francesco Datini Antonio Garella (1896).

• Palazzo Comunale - Town Hall - Piazza del Comune, 2 43.88085, 11.09677 overlooking Praetorian Palace ☎ +39 574 1836220 It was created as the seat of the priors, linking different buildings. It houses the Town Hall. In the hall of the Municipal Council are held two frescoes of the 14th century, representing an Allegory of Justice and Majesty. Inside the building are kept several portraits of the Podestà of Prato and the Granduchi of Tuscany.

• Palazzo Pretorio and Museum - Praetorian Palace - Piazza del Comune 43.88057, 11.09654 - +39 574 1934996 or +39 574 1837860 (on weekends) | Opening Hours: Mon, Wed-Sun 10:30-18:30 (last admission at 18:00), Tuesday closed €8 - The old Town Hall Lawn, located in the town square opposite of the current Town Hall. Since 1912 it has housed the Museo Civico. After major restoration works the palace and museum opened again in 2013 to the public.

• Datini Palace - Via Ser Lapo Mazzei, 43 43.88003, 11.09534 - +39 57421391 It was the home of the famous merchant Francesco di Marco Datini (Prato 1335-1410). He leaves an important witness to himself, made up of records and correspondence, which constitute a substantial fund today filed with the State Archives of Prato, which is housed in the old house.

• Sculpture by Henry Moore - Large Plaza Form with Cut | Piazza San Marco 43.87773, 11.10185 - This is one of many contemporary works of art that the city hosts. The square-shaped cut of the famous contemporary sculptor Henry Moore.

Museums

• Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea "Luigi Pecci" - Viale della Repubblica 277 43.8607, 11.1088 - +39 574 5317
• Museo dell'Opera del Duomo - 43.8821, 11.0979 - This museum is adjacent to the cathedral and occupies parts of the Bishop's Palace (14th-17th century).

• Museo del Tessuto - Textile museum - Via Puccetti 3 43.87726, 11.09869 - +39 574 611503
• Fondazione Museo e Centro di Documentazione della Deportazione e Resistenza - Via di Cantagallo, 250 (in Figline) Take bus 12A from Piazza San Domenico. It stops in front of the museum ☎ +39 574 470728 Museum of Deportation and centre of documentation.

• Galleria virtuale - art museum of "Images of the sacred" permanent exhibition.

• Quadreria - collection of paintings held in the Town Hall.

• Museo di pittura murale
• Centro di Scienze Naturali -

Best things to do in Prato

• Teatro Metastasio - Via Benedetto Cairoli, 59 43.87969, 11.09945 - Venue for operas and theatre plays and concerts. Built in 1830.

• Teatro Politeama Pratese - Via Garibaldi, 33/35 43.88123, 11.09911
• Corteggio storico di Prato - Festa dell'8 settembre - Annual event in September

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Prato

• Biscottificio Antonio Mattei - Via Ricasoli, 20 43.87984, 11.09627 - +39 574 25756 | Opening Hours: Monday closed - Has made delicious biscotti di Prato since 1858.

• There is a large Coop supermarket near Piazza San Marco between the historic downtown and the main train station.

Muslim Friendly Food & Restaurants in Prato

- Kellerplatz - Via Migliorati, 7 ☎ +39 0574 41364 - Concerts and live music.

• Le Barrique - +39 0574 30151 - Wine bar: Via G. Mazzoni, 19 - Prato. Aperitif every evening. Wine-tasting.

• Palasport Bowling Prato Via F. Ferrucci 309 ☎ +39 0574 591310 Opening Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:30PM–1AM, Friday 8:30PM–2AM, Saturday 3:30PM–2AM, Sunday 3:30PM–1AM Price

}} - Pub Mostodolce Via Dell' Arco, 6. ☎ +39 0574 21973 Opening Hours: Monday - West 19:30-02:00, Thursday - Saturday 19:30-02:30 }} - Siddharta | Via Traversa Pistoiese, 83 - ☎ +39 0574 35906 - alternative club }} - Wallace GastroPub | Piazza Mercatale, 24 - ☎ +39 0574 442003 | Opening Hours: Sunday - Thursday 11:00-02:00, F-Sa 11:00-03:00

eHalal Group Launches Halal Guide to Prato

Prato - eHalal Travel Group, a leading provider of innovative Halal travel solutions for Muslim travelers to Prato, is thrilled to announce the official launch of its comprehensive Halal and Muslim-Friendly Travel Guide for Prato. This groundbreaking initiative aims to cater to the diverse needs of Muslim travelers, offering them a seamless and enriching travel experience in Prato and its surrounding regions.

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Muslim Friendly Hotels

• Charme Hotel - v. Badie, 228 - ☎ +39 0574 553706, +39 0574 550541 +39 0574 597606 single €70-130, double €90-170 di Sogeneral srl. Buffet breakfast included

• Hotel Trendy - v. Pistoiese, 833 ☎ +39 0574 799990 +39 0574 798447

• Wall Art Hotel : Viale della Repubblica, 4/6/8. ☎ +39 0574 389981, +39 0574 596600, fax: +39 0574 575335.
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• Albergo "Il Giglio" - Piazza S. Marco, 14 ☎ +39 0574 604351
• Albergo "Le Fontanelle" - Traversa Il Crocifisso, 6 ☎ +39 0574 623692
• Art Hotel - Viale Della Repubblica, 272 ☎ +39 0574 5787
• Datini Hotel - Viale Marconi Guglielmo, 80 ☎ +39 0574 562348
• Flora Hotel : Via Cairoli Benedetto, 31. ☎ +39 0574 33521, +39 0574 400289, email: .
• Golf Residence di Residence Golf Hotel S.R.L.: Traversa Il Crocifisso, 24/N. ☎ +39 0574 621054, +39 0574 623195.

• Hotel President - Via Simintendi Arrigo, 20 ☎ +39 0574 30251
• Hotel San Marco - Piazza S. Marco, 48 ☎ +39 0574 21321 + single €60-67, double €85-90, triple €99 -

• Hotel Toscana Hotel - Piazza Ciardi Giovanni, 3 ☎ +39 0574 28096 +39 0574 25163

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