ellosguardo,
one of the most beautiful of the hills around Florence, can
be reached by taking the gently-ascending road of the same name.
The narrow road is flanked by ivy-lined stone walls.
About halfway up the hill there is an interesting tabernacle
depicting a Madonna with Child, which was erected upon the wishes
of Grand Duke Leopoldo II. This is the spot where he and his
two children miraculously escaped unhurt when the carriage in
which they were travelling overturned. .
ellosguardo,
one of the most beautiful of the hills around Florence, can
be reached by taking the gently-ascending road of the same name.
The narrow road is flanked by ivy-lined stone walls.