Convent San Francesco

Walk up a steep street to a gorgeous view of Florence and visit this quaint little convent with a gift shop that sells some local products. I got some honey. Make sure to go up the stairs to see the small prayer rooms. Lovely photos. There’s also a garden that makes for a nice walk or a rest. Completely free!

The view of Florence from this spot in Fiesole is stunning. The number 7 bus takes you to Fiesole. It's a very short bus ride to a beautiful Tuscan village in the hills. You can also visit the architectural site anfmd museum which are very interesting, too.

A must visit when in Fiesole. A steep uphill walk to get to it. Great view point over looking the surrounding area & Florence. Before the final walk up to the convent itself.

A most wonderful and peaceful place to pass a few moments of tranquility. It is lived in but well open for the public to visit. There are many small treasures well kept by the monks and their helpers.

Beautiful Convent situated at the hill of Fiesole and near the panoramic observational viewpoint. You can enter and see a sort of museum as well as the old chirch. There are some rooms on the second floor, also available for visiting. The surroundings are beautiful and peaceful. Nice place to take a brake and enjoy the silence.

This was our first destination after arriving in the town. After starting up the hill, we started wondering about admission fee and hoping we didn’t have to go back down and up again to stop at the atm. Their webpage doesn’t answer that … or I couldn’t find it. But it is offering only with no set admission fee. What a beautiful and peaceful place. If you go in the little store first then you can take the little staircase up to see the rooms. The chapel is also very beautiful.

Stumbled upon this place by accident. The front courtyard has a good aerial view of the valley below, church proper is a bit dark to see the fresco and altar pieces clearly. Small cloisters charming but the surprise lies in the museum in the basement: a surprisingly large collection of artifacts brought back from the missionaries from places like China and Egypt. Fell in love with the posters of Hell from 18-19 c Chinese prints, and the silky garments made for catholic liturgical use by local Chinese believers. They even have a mummy from Egypt to boot! At the entry of the larger cloister a note posted the revelation experienced by Camus at the very spot - what a nice surprise.

If you are visiting Fiesole, please take half an hour to climb the steep road up to the convent. You will be rewarded with 1) splendid views over Florence and 2) a free entrance to a small but interesting convent museum (accessible via the church).