Hikes in Florence

The magnificent long-distance hiking trail, the Via degli Dei (Path of the Gods), presented in four challenging stages.

Departure from Florence! Very simple road until Compiobbi, after the turn towards Fiesole, the flat road is abandoned leaving room for climbs but also for villages and Ontignano! After a break in Fiesole, a nice visit to Monte Ceceri and then down to the center!

Villas, art, views and nature

Piazzetta Angiolieri - Arno River - Church of Santa Felicita - Vasari Corridor (Vasarikorridor) - Benvenuto Cellini - Vasari Corridor - Diocesan Museum of Santo Stefano al Ponte - Church of Santo Stefano al Ponte - Piazza San Stefano - Florence (Florenz) - Uffizi Gallery (Galleries of the Uffizi) - Galileo Museum - Institute and Museum of the History of Science - Piazzale degli Uffizi - Monument to the Fallen of the Battle of Mentana - Oratory of Santa Maria delle Grazie - San Remigio - Methodist Evangelical Church - Horne Museum - Giorgio Vasari House - Museum of the Opera of Santa Croce - Dante Alighieri Statue - Pazzi Chapel - Piero Bargellini Study House - Basilica of Santa Croce - Largo Piero Bargellini - Roman Amphitheatre of Florence - Church of Saints Simon and Jude - Piazza dei Peruzzi - San Firenze, the Immaculate and San Filippo Neri - Evangelical Church of the Brethren - Zeffirelli Foundation Onlus - Oratory of San Firenze - Gucci Museum - Piazza San Firenze - Bargello Palace - Florentine Abbey - ELENA GENAZZANI - MARIO MELLI GENAZZANI - ABRAMO GENAZZANI - Dante’s House - Santa Margherita dei Cerchi - Museum of Illusions - National Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology - Church of San Benedetto - Church of Santa Maria in Campo - Church of San Benedetto - Museum of Toys and Pinocchio - Piazza di Santa Maria in Campo - Piazza delle Pallottole - Museum of the Opera of the Duomo (Cathedral Museum) - Piazza del Duomo - San Michele Visdomini - Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore) - NATHAN CASSUTO - Church of Mercy - Museum of Mercy - Bigallo Museum - Column of San Zanobi - Baptistery of San Giovanni (Baptistery of San Giovanni) - DIODATO GASTONE SADUN - Piazza del Capitolo - Piazza dei Maccheroni - Piazza degli Adimari - San Salvatore al Vescovo - Collections of the Ximenian Observatory - Church of San Giovannino degli Scolopi - Magi Chapel - Piazza San Lorenzo - Basilica of San Lorenzo - Medici Chapels - Chapel of the Princes - Church of San Barnaba - Cenacolo di Fuligno - Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini - Casa Martelli Museum - Church of Santa Maria Maggiore - Piazza della Repubblica - Museum of Orsanmichele - Church of Orsanmichele - Church of San Carlo dei Lombardi - Piazza del Giglio - Piazza Santa Elisabetta - Red Cross Choir - Church of Santa Margherita in Santa Maria de' Ricci - Oratory of the Buonomini of San Martino - Piazza dei Donati - Piazza dei Cerchi - Girolamo Savonarola - Soldiers in battle - Piazza di Santa Cecilia - Loggia dei Lanzi - Piazza della Signoria - Cabinet of Drawings and Prints of the Uffizi - Piazza dei Baroncelli - Piazza dei Saltarelli - Chiasso Cozza - Church of the Holy Apostles - Piazzetta dei Del bene - Piazza del Limbo - Salvatore Ferragamo Museum - Basilica of Santa Trinita - Church of San Jacopo Soprarno / Parish of Saint James the Brother - St Mark's

HISTORICAL – NATURALISTIC WALK IN THE CASCINE PARK

See Florence from above and enjoy peaceful paths with great views!

Final route of the Via degli Dei from - Vetta le Croci - Fiesole Resuming the route from Vetta le Croci, take the path following the signs for Alberaccio, cross the paved road and continue on trail CAI No. 2 which climbs towards Poggio Pratone where you can enjoy a beautiful view all the way to Florence. Now from Pratone, descend on a dirt road to Monte Fanna, the road now becomes paved, once you cross the Borgunto hamlet, you soon reach Piazza Mino da Fiesole, (here we visited the Civic Archaeological Museum, and the Convent of San Francesco), from the square, go down along the narrow streets to San Domenico where our Via degli Dei route ends.

This loop route takes you on a journey to discover a “vertical” and lesser-known side of Florence. The path winds its way from the palaces of the historic center up toward quiet fortifications and olive-covered hills, offering the city’s most iconic views from unexpected angles. Best enjoyed at sunset or sunrise for an unforgettable experience.

The Way of the Gods: An itinerary to experience, from Bologna to Florence, on the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.

Beautiful and unexpected hike above Bagno a Ripoli. Following mostly the Borghi e Colline (BC) trail, there is an ascent to reach Poggio Incontro and little else! Otherwise, many beautiful views!