Fiesole
Fiesole is a common of approximately 14 000 inhabitants, located in the Province of Florence (Tuscan), in Italy.
Geography
History
Economy
Culture
Commemorative event
Festivals, fairs
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Administration
Hamlets
Pian di San Bartolo, Pian' di Mugnone, Caldine.
Communes bordering
Bagno has Ripoli, Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence, Pontassieve, Sesto Fiorentino, Vaglia.
Culture
Personalities born in Fiesole
- Dacia Maraini, écrivaine, auteure of theater and poetess, born in Fiesole in 1936
- Giuliano da Maiano, architect and sculptor (Fiesole 1432 - Naples 1490)
- Mino da Fiesole, sculptor (Fiesole 1429 - Florence 1484)
- Andrea Barzagli, footballer
Monuments
- the duomo of Fiesole, the cathedral San Romolo and its notched bell-tower,
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the Etruscan and Roman archeological site,
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the abbey Badia Fiesolana ,
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the convent San Francesco ,
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Many villa S in the immediate surroundings: The Medici villa, Balze, Lucente Cast iron, Schifanoia Villa.
Tourism
Fiesole is famous for its panorama on the town of Florence (symmetrical of that of San Miniato Al Assembles), since the walk under the Saint-François convent, or since the terrace of the principal place, in the center town.
Photograph gallery
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