The Dome from Via Vecchia Fiesolana

The Dome from Via Vecchia Fiesolana

If you leave behind Piazza Mino and the city center of Fiesole, right at the entrance of Via Vecchia Fiesolana, you’ll find another spot from where you can enjoy one of the most breathtaking views. Amidst walls and, in spring, blooming wisteria, you can admire the renowned dome of Brunelleschi. But Via Vecchia Fiesolana not only offers one of the most picturesque views of Florence, but continuing along the route, you can also admire additional exceptional panoramic views , amidst historic villas and gardens.

Being the only way of communication between Florence and Fiesole until the last decades of the nineteenth century, and because of its view of the entire city of Florence, It ispart of the UNESCO buffer zone.​