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Santa Maria della Scala

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  • The best sections of this former hospital, which ran from the 9th century to the 1990s, are mentioned on page 28. The Renaissance frescoes in the Sala del Pellegrino depict scenes of hospital life not too different from today – a monkish surgeon doctoring an injured leg, another taking a urine sample, a third nodding off as his patient describes symptoms. Several spaces in the building host changing exhibitions.

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Piazza del Duomo Open 10am–6pm (to 4:30pm Nov–Mar) Admission charge
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