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staggeringly beautiful panorama of Florence that unfolds from the terrace adjoining
the 15th-century Basilica di Sant'Alessandro .
Lunch at La Reggia degli Etrusch
Swoonworthy views and delicious Tuscan cuisine can be enjoyed on the panoramic
terrace of this restaurant ( 055 5 93 85; www.lareggiadeglietruschi.com ; Via San Francesco; meals
€30; lunch & dinner daily) set in a former monastery close to the Chiesa di San
Francesco. Florentines flock here on Sunday afternoons, but midweek lunches are
still a mainly local affair.
FiesoleBike
On weekends, cycling is a popular pastime. Join the local pelaton by renting a bike
from FiesoleBike ( 345-33 50 926; www.fiesolebike.it ; Piazza Mino da Fiesole) , operated by
qualified biking and hiking guide, Giovanni Crescioli. GIovanni also conducts
guided sunset cycling tours to Florence (downhill all the way!) and cross-country
rides past farmhouses, churches, olive groves and vineyards.
A Late-Afternoon Drink
For a reward after your exertions, head back to Piazza Mino da Fiesole where you
can opt for local hangout JJ Hill ( 055 5 93 24; Piazza Mino da Fiesole 40; 6pm-midnight
Mon-Wed, 5pm-1am Thu-Sat, to 11pm Sun) , an atmospheric Irish pub with a tip-top beer list,
excellent burgers and other quality pub grub, or for the elegant, pagoda-covered ter-
race of Villa Aurora ( 055 5 93 63; www.villaurora.net ; Piazza Mino da Fiesole 39; meals €30) , a
favourite with Fiesole's villa owners since 1860.
Music Under the Stars
On summer nights, locals join urbane Florentines and the occasional bedazzled tour-
ist in the 1st-century-BC Roman amphitheatre at Fiesole's Area Archeologica, off
Piazza Mino da Fiesole, to enjoy the films, theatrical performances and musical con-
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