The Etruscan influence in Fiesole is long gone, although they do maintain an excellent museum chock full of Etruscan vases, statues and various bits and pieces of the old city. It's housed just next to these more substantial Roman ruins, scattered around a nice field with typical Tuscan vistas.

On Saturday, wedding day, we explored our 'hood, Fiesole. Now a high end suburb of Florence, it actually predates it by several centuries. Fiesole was a major Estruscan city, which got wiped out by the Romans. The Romans established a city directly below Fiesole to keep tabs on it, which became Florence. Wealthy Florentines have been building their summer homes here for centuries, taking advantage of the slightly cooler weather and the stunning views over Florence. These photos are of the town centre, which looks a bit like a refugee camp, but that's just the weekend farmers' market. Of course it has a cathedral and some nice buildings but it's really the fresh air and views of Florence that attract visitors.