Friday, November 23, 2012
 |
| Image source: festivalopera.it |
When you are considering a holiday that
will allow you to travel to beautiful locations and explore cities that you
might not otherwise see, then you can choose few better places than Tuscany. Villas in the areas
surrounding the major Tuscan city of Florence offer the option to visit the
charming cities of Fiesole and Certaldo.
Fiesole sits in the heart of the Florentine
region of Tuscany.
Villas nearby make the eight kilometre trip into Florence both
accessible and far enough away to be in a different place all together. Likely
founded in the ninth to eighth centuries B.C., Fiesole was a much fought-over
location that eventually succumbed to Florentine rule. As you wander about, be
sure to visit the ancient walls, Roman baths and amphitheatre, before seeking
out the Romanesque style cathedral that was built in 1028 A.D.
If you head 35 kilometres outside of
Florence into Tuscany,
villas will become apparent as the more appreciated way of life on
the road to Certaldo. Like many of the towns and cities in Tuscany, Certaldo
has a medieval defensive wall that divides the heart of the ancient town from
the modern city that has grown up around it, or, in the case of Certaldo, below
it. The Lower Town (modern town) has one main square, Piazza Boccaccio. From
here, you can take a cable car to the Upper Town (ancient town) and see Casa
del Boccoccio, which is the house where the poet Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375)
lived for seven years before his death. Further into the town you can’t miss
the Palazzo Pretorio, first mentioned in 1164 and previously known as the Conti
Alberti.
Labels: Tuscany Villas
posted by To Tuscany @ 12:10 AM
0 Comments
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home