Location: Fiesole
Top Things to do in Fiesole
The 10 Best Things to do in Fiesole, Tuscany
Fiesole (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfjɛːzole]) is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a scenic height above Florence, 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of that city. The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio is set in the slopes of Fiesole. Both Harvard University and Georgetown University have their centers of Italian Renaissance Studies domiciled in Fiesole.
Restaurants in Fiesole
1. Convento di San Francesco
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4.5 based on 376 reviews
2. San Domenico Fiesole
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4.5 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By shshmex - Lage-Vuursche, The Netherlands
Super visit ! A diamond in the rough.... if you wish to get out of the city for a couple of hours this is an amazing tour. I loved every minute of it and the ebike is a great “tool” when you go uphill... the convent is worth a visit and a large well maintained construction that you can discover enterring through the chapel ! A nice restaurant right next to the convent and some small places around the center for a drink or a bite. I would do it again !
3. Parco di Montececeri
4. Musei di Fiesole
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4.0 based on 604 reviews
Since 1914 Archaeological Museum conserves Etruscan, Roman and Lombard finds, telling the history of Fiesole. In front of the Museum there is Archaeological Area, with the Roman Theatre (that holds shows and viewers during the Summer), the Etruscan and Roman Temple and the Roman Baths. Everything is sorrounded by the calm of nature, even though it's very close to Florence.
Reviewed By Bourlingueur60 - Albany, United States
I love to visit this small Roman theater and some even older Etruscan things. There is also a small museum beside it. It usually does not have many tourists around so you can enjoy the quiet.
5. Bandini Museum
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4.0 based on 56 reviews
The small but charming Bandini Museum conserves significant Tuscan medieval and Renassaince art. Inside it you can admire paintings dating from XIII to XV centuries, as well as a small collection of byzantine works and terracottas by Della Robbia. Its silent and calm atmosphere will enchant you!
6. Cathedral San Romolo
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4.0 based on 116 reviews
Dating back to the 11th century, the duomo of San Romolo has a Romanesque interior and a massive bell tower.
Reviewed By Bourlingueur60 - Albany, United States
We stopped in at the Duomo in Fiesole twice during our recent stay. It is such a wonderful quiet spiritual place. I think it is about 1,000 years old. The architecture is similar to San Miniato in Florence.
7. Piazza Mino
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4.0 based on 197 reviews
Reviewed By SimeyWimey - Whitstable, United Kingdom
If you're tired of the tourism of Florence, get on the red line bus here. There's a supermarket just beyond the square, a bit of fresh bread, meat and cheese and cold drink, sit in the shade and enjoy the quiet of this little town. Just 5 mins walk is a stunning viewpoint with no one around where you can see ALL of Florence and Tuscany stretching as far as the eye can see. You will be the only ones there and not a sound around! Then back to the square or a trip around the ruins.
8. Church of Santa Maria Primerana
9. Bella blu alle cave di maiano
10. Fattoria di Maiano
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3.5 based on 87 reviews
Teaching farm and exciting enterprises and activities. Catch the chance to enjoy the nature, leaving a day en plain air, immersed in a real farm’s life! Walking through the designed paths, in the olive tree grove of the Fattoria di Maiano estate, you can visit and go next the animals of the farm: ducks, ostriches, goats, Amiata donkeys and limousine cows.
