Today our AIFS maestro and guide, Ged McAteer, offered an optional trip to Fiesole (fee-AY-sole-eh) via a public bus so we could experience a small hill city on Florence's outskirts and hike into the woods.
The little-visited woods in Monte Ceceri have a stone marker indicating that Leonardo of the nearby town of Vinci (hence, Leonardo da Vinci) tried out his ahead-of-its-time flying contraption on the hilltop. His designated flier was not so lucky. He broke both legs when the flight machine hit the hillside, according to Ged.
After the group departed, I stayed behind in Fiesole to climb to a monastery and then toured the Roman amphitheater, baths and temple. The latter was started by the forebears of Rome, the Etruscans. Thanks for the suggestions, Ged!
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The little-visited woods in Monte Ceceri have a stone marker indicating that Leonardo of the nearby town of Vinci (hence, Leonardo da Vinci) tried out his ahead-of-its-time flying contraption on the hilltop. His designated flier was not so lucky. He broke both legs when the flight machine hit the hillside, according to Ged.
After the group departed, I stayed behind in Fiesole to climb to a monastery and then toured the Roman amphitheater, baths and temple. The latter was started by the forebears of Rome, the Etruscans. Thanks for the suggestions, Ged!
Click on each picture to enlarge or treat it as a gallery.
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