FIESOLE (anc. Faesulae, q.v.), a town and Episcopal see of Tuscany, Italy, province of Florence; it is 3 m. N.E. of the town of that name by electric tramway. Pop. (1931) town, 5949. commune 11,433. It is on a hill with two summits 97o ft. above sea-level, and commands a fine view. The cathedral of S. Romolo is an early and simple Tuscan Romanesque basilica, begun 1028 and restored 5256. The picturesque battlemented campanile be longs to 1213. The 13th-century Palazzo Pretorio contains a small museum of antiquities. The inhabitants of Fiesole are largely engaged in straw-plaiting. Below Fiesole, between it and Florence, lies San Domenico di Fiesole ft.). In the Dominican monastery the painter, Fra, Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole lived until he went to S. Marco at Florence. Here, too, is the Badia di Fiesole, re-erected about 1456-1466 by a follower of Brunelleschi. It is an irregular pile of buildings, in fine and simple early Renais sance style; a small part of the original façade of 1028 in black and white marble is preserved. The slopes of Fiesole are covered with beautiful villas, the Villa Medici and the Villa Palmieri are among the finest. To the south-east lies Monte Ceceri ft.), with quarries of grey pietra serene, largely used in Florence for building. To the east of this lies the 14th-century castle of Vin cigliata restored and fitted up in the mediaeval style.