Top Attractions in Fiesole

Fiesole Essentials

Perched on a ridge above Florence, Fiesole combines Etruscan and Roman history with Renaissance architecture. This selection features the ancient Roman theater and baths of the Area Archeologica alongside the 11th-century Romanesque Cathedral of San Romolo. The town is home to significant Medici heritage, including the early Villa Medici and the Badia Fiesolana. Visitors can explore the Bandini Museum's sacred art, the Renaissance gardens of Villa Gamberaia, and the medieval fortifications of Vincigliata Castle.

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Area Archeologica

This three-hectare archaeological site preserves the remains of an ancient Etruscan and Roman city, including a 1st-century BC theater, a temple, and thermal baths. An onsite museum displays artifacts recovered during excavations.

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Fiesole Cathedral

Fiesole Cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Saint Romulus of Fiesole, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fiesole, Tuscany, central Italy.

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Villa Medici, Fiesole

The Villa Medici is a patrician villa in Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy, the fourth oldest of the villas built for the Medici family.

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Badia Fiesolana

The Badia Fiesolana was a medieval and renaissance period Roman Catholic monastery located in the town of Fiesole, northeast of Florence,…

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Convent of San Domenico, Fiesole

The Convent of San Domenico is a Dominican convent in Fiesole, Italy, situated between the hill of Fiesole and the suburbs of Florence.

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Museo Bandini

This museum houses the collection of canon Angelo Maria Bandini, featuring 13th to 15th-century Tuscan paintings, including works by Bernardo Daddi and Taddeo Gaddi, alongside Della Robbia terracottas and carved ivories.

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Basilica of Sant'Alessandro

The Basilica of Sant'Alessandro is a Catholic church in Fiesole, Italy.

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Belmond Villa San Michele

The Belmond Villa San Michele is a hotel situated on the hill of Fiesole overlooking Florence, Italy.

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Vincigliata

Vincigliata Castle is a medieval castle which stands on a rocky hill to the east of Fiesole in the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Villa Gamberaia

Villa Gamberaia, built in the Tuscan style by the Florentine gentleman-merchant Zanobi Lapi in the early 1600s, is located on the hillside…

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Palazzo Pretorio

Situated in Piazza Mino, this 14th-century civic building served as the seat of local government. Its facade is decorated with stone coats of arms belonging to the various podestà who governed the town over the centuries.

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