Monday morning found most of us "dragging" so we took a rest from sightseeing, but headed out in the afternoon up into the surrounding hills to the old town of Fiesole. Settled by the Etruscans about 400 years before Florence was started as a Roman colony it sits above the valley that is now filled with "our" city of 420,000.
Ruins of a Roman amphitheater and baths can still be seen there. It's very peaceful and tranquil up the hill and the view of Florence and the surrounding Tuscan countryside is incredible. Some of our group even climbed the steep street up to San Francesco Church - that was quite a feat for our age group! Back at LaContessina, we had supper together in the courtyard - I had prepared a pasta casserole and salad before we went off on our afternoon adventure. More later!