Arcetri is a region of Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

, Italy

Italy

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, in the hills to the south of the city centre.

Landmarks

A number of historic buildings are situated there, including the house of the famous scientist Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei , was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations and support for Copernicanism...

 (called Villa il Gioiello

Villa Il Gioiello

Villa il Gioiello is a villa in Florence, central Italy, famous for being one of the residences of Galileo Galilei, which he lived in from 1631 until his death in 1642...

),
the Convent of San Matteo and the Torre del Gallo

Torre del Gallo

The Torre del Gallo is a historical building located in Florence, Italy, located at Pian de 'Giullari, in the hills of Arcetri, on top of a ridge overlooking the city where there is a magnificent panorama.-Origins:...

 (see image, Italian Torre del Gallo). The Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri is also located there. The church of San Leonardo in Arcetri

San Leonardo in Arcetri

The Chiesa di San Leonardo in Arcetri is a church in Florence, Italy.The church stands among olive groves on the Via San Leonardo, a country road on the southern outskirts of Florence, next to Villa Spelman, seat of the Johns Hopkins University Charles S. Singleton Center for Italian Studies...

 is the main church of the area.

Galileo Galilei died there on January 8, 1642.

List of landmarks

The following is a longer list of landmarks in the Arcetri area, with their Italian names:

• San Leonardo in Arcetri
  San Leonardo in Arcetri
  The Chiesa di San Leonardo in Arcetri is a church in Florence, Italy.The church stands among olive groves on the Via San Leonardo, a country road on the southern outskirts of Florence, next to Villa Spelman, seat of the Johns Hopkins University Charles S. Singleton Center for Italian Studies...
  
   (Church of Saint Leonard)
• San Matteo in Arcetri
• Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (Astrophysical Observatory)
• Pian dei Giullari (Square of Giullari)
• Villa Capponi
• Villa Il Giullarino
• Villa di Volsanminiato
• Torre del Gallo (Tower of the Cockerell)
• Villa La Gallina
• Villa Agape-Arrighetti
  Villa Arrighetti
  Villa Arrighetti is a villa in Tuscany, Italy, situated in Arcetri near Florence. The original house was built in 1472, but was rebuilt in its present form by Giulio de Filippo Arrighetti in 1602. Arrighetti was friendly with the scientist Galileo, who retired to Arcetri, effectively under house...
  
  
• Villa Giramonte
• Villa Giovannelli
• Villa Nunes Vais
• Villa Il Teatro
• Villa Pian dei Giullari
• Villa Masieri
• Villa Il Gioiello
  Villa Il Gioiello
  Villa il Gioiello is a villa in Florence, central Italy, famous for being one of the residences of Galileo Galilei, which he lived in from 1631 until his death in 1642...
  
  
• Villa Le Corti
• Villa Pazzi
• Villa Ravà
• Villa Il Roseto
• Fondazione Spadolini
• Monteripaldi
• San Michele a Monteripaldi
• Santa Margherita a Montici (Church of Saint Margaret at Montici)