Location: Fiesole
Top Things to do in Fiesole
What to do and see in Fiesole, Tuscany: The Best Churches & Cathedrals
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. Convent of San Domenico
3. 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.
