Just 8 km (5 miles) northeast of Florence, 30 minutes on the number 7 bus from the Duomo or Piazza San Marco, the road winds up a wooded cypress-studded hillside, revealing at each bend ever-changing views of Fiesole's gardens and historical villas and the monuments of the great Renaissance city below.
The bus ride up the hills to the northeast of Florence is full of stops offering marvellous views.