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Located on a hill overlooking Florence
and enjoying a wonderful view is Fiesole, a city of Etruscan
origins which became, under the Roman rule, the centre
of the whole region under the name of Faesulae. In 1325
it was fortified and in 15 hundred it became the Medici's
favourite holiday resort. In the 18th and 19th centuries
villas and parks added to its grandeur making it a sought-
after destination for foreign visitors.
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Meeting with the guide and visit to:
-Duomo di S.Romolo, Romanesque cathedral whose façade
was rebuilt in the 19th century. Inside the church there
are noteworthy works by Cosimo Rosselli and Mino da Fiesole
-Archeological site, the landscape in which the ruins are
set is particularly suggestive and inspiring. The ruins
of the Roman theatre dating back to the Imperial age stand
out with its
Cavea that seats 3.000. Part of the archaeological site
are the remains of the Roman baths, ruins of a Roman temple
and the remains of Etruscan walls which were built with
massive stone blocks (admission fee)
-Archeological
museum, holds finds from
the excavations in Fiesole (admission
fee)
-S. Alessandro church
-S. Francesco church, it was built in
the 14th century as the convent oratory
of the Florentine Romite order, on the
site where the ancient acropolis stood.
In the 15th century it was taken over
by the Franciscans and in the centuries
that followed underwent numerous changes
On our way back to Florence we can extend
this itinerary to include a stop at the
church of S. Domenico in whose convent
brother Giovanni da Fiesole, known as
Beato Angelico, was the prior.
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Florence
