Prato
Prato is a city of about 195,000 inhabitants in Tuscany, immediately to the west of Florence, and also the capital of the Province of Prato. The city is famous in Italy and beyond for textile production and for the biscotto di Prato. Wikivoyage
Population 195,736 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Italy
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Chiesa di San Francesco Church · 130 m -
Museo di Palazzo Pretorio Museum · 160 m -
Museo Casa Francesco Datini Museum · 240 m
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Basilica di Santa Maria delle Carceri Church · 60 m -
Monumento ai Caduti di Prato Memorial · 90 m -
Castello dell'Imperatore Attraction · 120 m -
Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi Monument · 170 m -
Prato Cathedral Attraction · 210 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
All 39 places to eatPlaces © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.