Must-See
Fiesole
An Etruscan hill town above Florence with a Roman theater, quiet monasteries and a wide view over the city.
- Open
- Always; the archaeological area has set hours
- Price
- Free; paid for the archaeological area
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Piazza Mino da Fiesole, 50014 FiesoleDirections
- Getting There
- Bus 7 from Piazza San Marco, about 25 minutes.
Why Go
Older than Florence itself, Fiesole has a 1st-century BC Roman theater still used for summer concerts, a small cathedral and the monastery of San Francesco at its top.
The road up passes villas and cypresses, and the terraces look down over the Duomo.
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