Fiesole is a city in Tuscany close to Florence.
Roman theatre of Fiesole
Get the number 7 bus from San Marco piazza in Florence - Fiesole is the last stop. Tickets can be purchased from any tabacchi and cost between €1.20 and €2.
Get around
Fiesole is small, so the best way to get around once you're there is on foot.
See
Remnants of Etruscan walls.
Duomo (Cathedral) of Fiesole
Roman baths.
Roman theatre.
Palazzo Comunale.
The Duomo.
The view of Florence.
Do
Buy
Interior of the Duomo
Eat
Vinandro on the main square serves delicious typical Tuscan food and wine in a rustic ambience, desserts a particular speciality. Part of the Slow Food movement. Book ahead at the weekend.
Drink
Sleep
- [dead link]La Sorgente di Francesca, Via montetrini 34/37, ☏ 39 055 8300702, 39 389 6586288, ✉[email protected]. Located on a very secluded Tuscany hill.
- Hotel Villa dei Bosconi (3 stars), Via F. Ferrucci, 51, ☏ 39 055 59578, fax: 39 055 5978448, ✉[email protected].
- Hotel Villa Fiesole, Via Beato Angelico, 35, ☏ 39 055 846860, fax: 39 055 8468680, ✉[email protected]. On the side of an ancient Etruscan Hill, surrounded by centuries old woods.
- Il Trebbiolo Relais, Via del Trebbiolo, 8, 50060 Molin del Piano (Firenze), ☏ 39 055 830 0098, ✉[email protected]. Il Trebbiolo is an long-standing Tuscan villa in the countryside around Florence, near Fiesole. With a stunning view all around, guests are hosted in classic guestrooms in the villa or in rustic houses around it. There is a fine restaurant, and the relais can also be booked for weddings and private events.
Medici Villa in Fiesole