A long-established Florentine retreat from the summer heat and crowds, FIESOLE spreads over a cluster of hilltops 8km northeast of the city. It predates Florence by several millennia: the Etruscans held out so long up here that the Romans were forced to set up permanent camp in the valley below - thus creating the beginnings of the settlement that was to become Florence. The views of Florence, which highlight just how extraordinary Brunelleschi's cathedral d... [More]