Visit to Fiesole

The following pictures were taken of the mountain top town of Fiesole (fee-a-SOL-a), about a 45 minute 2-bus ride from Florence.  A very winding road leads you up to a town that overlooks the sprawling city of Florence below, and that is actually spread across two different mountain peaks.  It’s a town that when you walk it you find the steepest roads and sidewalks you can possibly imagine. 

Downtown Fiesole looks pretty unimposing – 

until you start exploring the climb of the town's twin peaks!

Looking down on Florence from the town’s first peak.

Taken during our descent down from our climb up the first peak of the town of Fiesole.  The large yellow building is the center (and bottom) of town – the buildings in the background rising up the next peak represent the second half of the town.

Taking a quick pause on our hike up to the La Reggia Ristorante for lunch.

La Reggia is a small indoor/outdoor restaurant that serves the best beef 

I have eaten in Italy in the past 8 months – and that is saying a LOT!!  

The food, wine, and service were magnificent.

Convento di San Francesco – This beautiful little church and its missionary
center sit high atop one of the two mountain peaks of Fiesole –
it’s directly above the restaurant where we ate lunch.