Fiesole’s Festival with historical enactments, music and garden tours.
The Estate Fiesolana in Tuscany with historic enactments, festivals garden tours, music, theatre, dance and cinema under the stars will run until 11 September.
In Fiesole’s Roman Theatre close to Florence
The village of Fiesole is 10 kilometres from Florence, a small Etruscan town perched above the capital, among the Tuscan hills. The festival, now in its 78th edition, finds its fulcrum in the Roman Theatre, built in the 1st century B.C., which will host concerts ranging from classical music to jazz, prose and dance performances, themed evenings and a selected open-air film festival.
FH55 shuttle buses to and from the city
The FH55 Hotels Group will provide a free shuttle service, running 7 days a week until 31 October, which will allow guests of the Villa Fiesole Hotel to easily reach the centre of Florence, and those staying in the Calzaiuoli Hotel to go to the Villa Fiesole for a gourmet meal at the Serrae Villa Fiesole Michelin restaurant. Housed in two historic palazzi, both properties are elegantly styled 4* boutique hotels where period charm meets modern comfort, in the city and in the hills.
Guided tours of a Medici garden
To complete the cultural offer, the historic Garden of Villa La Quiete in Florence has recently reopened to the public. Closely linked to Medicean history, this 18th-century garden can be visited with guided tours lasting one hour, at a cost of €5. The visit also includes a tour of the frescoed rooms, the Church of the Holy Trinity, the 17th-century pharmacy and works by masters such as Botticelli and Ghirlandaio.
One of the world’s oldest botanical gardens
The Giardino dei Semplici in Florence is another green oasis in the city. One of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, it is rich in centuries-old trees, flowers, rare, tropical, carnivorous and poisonous plants which are housed in large greenhouses dating back to the 19th century. The garden has been at the service of the community since the 15th century, when Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici made it available to medical students, and today it offers families and children a wide range of sensorial and cognitive paths to learn about nature.
