Fiesole
Sign in to saveFiesole () is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a scenic height above Florence, 5 km (3 miles) northeast of that city. It has structures dating to Etruscan and Roman times.
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Fiesole is a small town in Tuscany, Italy, located on a hilltop about 3 miles northeast of Florence. It is notable for containing ancient structures from Etruscan and Roman periods, making it historically significant to the region.
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- Italian comune.name
- Fiesole
- Italian comune.official_name
- Città di Fiesole
- Italian comune.image_skyline
- FiesoleDec102023 15.jpg
- Italian comune.image_alt
- Overhead view of Piazza Mino and its surrounding buildings
- Italian comune.image_caption
- Aerial view of , the main square of Fiesole
- Italian comune.image_shield
- Fiesole-Stemma.png
- Italian comune.shield_alt
- Shield of Fiesole
- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Florence (FI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Anchetta, Caldine, Compiobbi, Ellera, Girone, Pian del Mugnone, Pian di San Bartolo, San Domenico
- Italian comune.mayor
- Anna Ravoni
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- In contemporary art
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Fiesole () is a town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a scenic height above Florence, 5 km (3 miles) northeast of that city. It has structures dating to Etruscan and Roman times.
Founded in the seventh century BC as Vipsul, the city became one of the most important and earliest urban centres of the Etruscan civilisation. Since the fourteenth century, the city has always been considered a getaway for members of the upper class of Florence and, up to this day, Fiesole remains noted for its very expensive residential properties, just as well as its centuries-old villas and their formal gardens. The city is generally considered to be the wealthiest and most affluent suburb of Florence. In 2016, the city had the highest median family income in the whole of Tuscany.