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The panorama hasn’t changed in centuries, but developments on-top of Florence’s favourite panorama have left local residents with, shall we say, a salty taste in the mouth, or as Italian’s say “aqua in bocca” (water in the mouth, i.e. speechless).

As usual the thing that is bringing pain to the community has been the requalification of the main piazza, that while looking much better than before (it will look amazing in tourist guides, brochures etc…) has effectively driven a stake in the heart of local businesses. Let’s make one thing clear, Fiesole, was always expensive and everyone knew that already -taking a cocktail on Park Lane in London, and Dalston in Hackney will call for different reserves of money.

But whereas before, there was the idea that if you wanted to get out of your car and take a look around Fiesole this was a possibility, now, that’s pretty much over. There is simply nowhere to park. The result are businesses are closing down and the premiums that you used to pay for a coffee can no be longer offset by the pleasures of quaint browsing around the local shops, because they are disappearing fast.

All of this is more of relevance to those people that are living in Florence, and so a comment on local trends, as a tourist you can pretty much overlook these facts, that’s unless you intend to visit Fiesole in a car. The best advice for visiting Fiesole is to take the bus from the central station in Florence, which will deliver you to the main Piazza in the town is around 25 minutes, and cost around a Euro.

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