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TUSCAN WANDERWAYS

FIESOLE – MONTECECERI – SETTIGNANO

Before setting out, the best way to interpret your wanderway from Fiesole up to Montececeri and over to Settignano, is to observe it from afar. Take a bus up to Piazzale Michelangelo, one of the most frequented landmarks of the city. From the front balustrade of the Piazzale, look down over the river Arno to the cupola of the Cathedral, and then directly up to the horizon. Fiesole crowns the hilltop in the distance, and beside it, to your right, is Montececeri. It was from this platform that the “first human flight” was attempted following the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci.

Facing the river, walk to the left and round the balustrade until you come to a flight of steps leading down to a small piazza. At the end of this area is a board-map showing the most celebrated buildings of the city.

BUS TO FIESOLE

ATAF bus 7, Florence to Fiesole (20 minutes)

STOPPING AT

Central Station – Piazza Indipendenza – Piazza San Marco – Piazza della Libertà – Piazza delle Cure – Piazza Edison – Camerata – San Domenico – Regresso – Piazza Mino da Fiesole.

WALK TIME

3 hours. Grade: Leisurely.

FIESOLE

A century ago, the walk uphill from Florence to Fiesole was only for the energetic; the electric tram was tedious and long-winded, and downright punishing for the horses dragging their carriages of goods and passengers.

Every Latin historian had something to say about Fiesole. Rambling and strange at times as their stories might seem, they do contain a grain or two of truth. Some asserted that it was built by the Tirreni, others by the Pelasgians, or even by the Phoenicians. It was certainly one of the richest and most powerful of the Etruscan cities. Inevitably, the proud Roman clarion echoed one day along the Arno valley up the hillside and the inhabitants of Fiesole were either slaughtered or ordered to genuflect before the invincible Legions. After the fall of Rome, it was subsequently plundered several times and lost its peculiar qualities. On the old Etruscan and Roman ruins and monuments the new town was slowly built.

In the immediate post-war years the young flower-girl sat at the corner, aggressive street hawkers strolled the streets with cardboard boxes tied round their waists containing their wares, and pitiful beggars, little more than road-rats, sold holy pictures with potent prayers for a safe wayfaring. Poverty was a role to be performed, not social offence, so a Tuscan rispetto sings -

I cast a palm-leaf into the sea:

The waters devour it.

I see others cast lead, and – Lo! For them it sails.

On the way up today we leave behind the old wayside churches, shrines, crosses, great villas once frequented by the Medici, illustrious artists and writers, now oppressed by modern hi-tech buildings in what seems intentional defacement.

To the footsore pilgrim with sturdy pastoral staff and dusty burlap outfit it was a day’s walk to the top, up those exceptionally steep stony paths, still in place, which remind one of far-off effort and accomplishment. The wayfarer has given place to turbo buses pouring out streams of camera-burdened tourists.

At present, an open square, some narrow streets, pleasing to the attentive eye, and a number of aesthetically attractive buildings form its personal façade. Indeed, one can find some cloistered nooks with a water-colour artist at work and a gathering of shadows with a writer. A few steps out of town one can come across the typical Tuscan farmhouse with a vine loosely drooping over the doorway.

SANTA MARIA PRIMERANA

The church of Santa Maria Primerana, built on an Etruscan fundament, was already known in the year 966. Enlarged during the Middle Ages, a new façade was built at the end of the sixteenth century. The high alter has a small painting on wood with a Madonna and Child by Maestro di Rovezzano. The transept has two bas-reliefs by Francesco da Sangallo. The glazed terracotta from the workshop of Andrea della Robbia is admirable.

On the second Sunday of May, the Podestà, or Administrator of Justice, and the leaders of the population, or Gonfalonieri, came here to take the oath of office. The Badia Fiesolana and the Amphitheatre should be visited. On the west hilltop is the Francescan Church and Monastery, where ladies were not allowed to enter.

CHURCH of SAN LORENZO at VINCIGLIATA

In the 15th century the Alessandri family, who owned the nearby castle, built a bell tower on which is placed their stone coat-of-arms. The family enlarged the church at the end of the 18th century and its orientation was changed when the façade was built in place of the apse. Over the window is a two-headed lamb and on the tower a curious demon-like blowing two fanfare trumpets. There is a terracotta bust representing San Lorenzo and of a Madonna and Child, attributed to Rossellino, 12th cent.

CASTLE of VINCIGLIATA

On the outer wall are a number of commemorative plaques to eminent sojourners, including such names as Queen Elizabeth and Beatrice, Battenberg, Hohenlohe, Hohenzollern and the Duchess of Russia.

The castle was little more than a ruin when in 1855 John Temple Leader bought it, and much of the land and a large number of crumbling farmsteads and churches in the neighbourhood, and set himself the gruelling task about restoring all of his property.

BEGINNING YOUR WALK

When you get off the bus in Piazza Mino da Fiesole look up towards the Town Hall, the Municipio, at the east end above the town car park. Before setting out, stop to observe the remarkable display of heraldry on the façade remembering the Podestà, and visit the church of Santa Maria Primerana.

Facing the church, take the narrow lane at the extreme right. This is Via Giuseppe Verdi. Look for the sign on the wall to the right

PASSEGGIATA PANORAMICA

while on the left is a red and white mark indicating

CAI-ITIN-1

SETTIGNANO 1 h

COMPIOBBI 2.30 h

Our walk now begins. The roads and paths ahead are copiously way-marked with these red and white CAI blazes.

The tight little lane climbs fairly steeply for a few minutes between villas and houses of refined composition and artistry until it levels out at the top. Don’t be too ambitious. Enjoy a relaxing leisurely pace. On the right is dramatic view over Florence and the background towards the Chianti hills – a sight to slake the thirst of any romantic soul. From this point the city is best seen at dawn or in the evening when the sun is low and the background hills present a sharp edge against the western sky.

Walk forward keeping to the left. Do not take Via Doccia which dips down to the right. You are now in Via Montececeri. Up on the right-hand wall of the corner house is a sign

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT lived here 1910

After 150m the road levels out again for a second view across the valley as far as the eye can see. Via Montececeri ends after a minute and at the branch take the road downhill to the right, Via degli Scalpellini. Look for the red and white CAI mark. A few paces forward will take you to Via del Pelagaccio which veers sharply uphill to the left. Do not take this road. Walk forward along the straight gravel footpath leading towards the wood. After 200m you come to a board on the right showing a map of the park. The path now takes you through the wood. Swing uphill to the left at the first Y-junction, always bearing in mind to follow the red and white CAI blazes on the trees or rocks, disregarding the blue-red marks. Turn right after 5om. It takes about 10 minutes to reach a handrail on the right and wooden bench on the left. An excellent view over the Arno valley. The Florence soccer stadium is straight down in front in the foreground and the Cathedral and Palazzo Vecchio are just over to the right.

Downhill again, you come to the first stone quarry on the left. A dark sinister hole in the hillside, worthy of a short visit. These quarries were still used until the 50’s. At the nearby 3-pronged junction, take the middle path on the same level that swings to the left.

Do not walk uphill to the left or take the right downhill path. Keep following the red and white blazes. The path dips down, the ground it rough, but you soon come to clearing in the wood where you take left turning uphill; again we can see the frequent on the trees. Look up to the left, up to the cypress trees on the hilltop to get your bearings. Ten minutes uphill, keeping the hilltop to your left, you come to the red-and-white marks on the rock in front of you.

MONTECECERI ————-BORGUNTO

MAIANO

This time take lefthand path to Montececeri another quarry on the right and at the first Y-junction take a few steps forward, then to the left along a short path for a striking view from the top of the quarry face over to the distant hills and down to the valleys.

Retrace your steps and follow this path with the red-and-white marks and after 10 minutes there is an uphill stretch along a wooden handrail and stone steps. The path spirals round to the left until you reach Piazzale Leonardo. A few benches and tables are available for rest and picnics.

The board shows its story.

This place is dedicated to the memory of Leonardo da Vinci’s

first human flight experiment.

An area of strategic position during WORLD WAR II

The translation of stone column reads:

The great bird will rise to its first flight over the summit of Ceceri, filling the universe will awe and filling with its fame all writings and with eternal glory the nest where it was born.

In Leonardo’s own words we read.

“The aforesaid bird, aided by the wind, shall rise to a great height; and in this will be its safety. Should any act of overturning intervene, it will thus have time to regain its equilibrium, when its limbs are of great resistance so that it may withstand the fury and impetus of a descent with the aforesaid precautions and its strongly mounted joints and its nerves of strong raw silk; and with no interference of iron parts, as soon these will break under pressure, or will be subject to wear, and therefore we should not employ them.

Be reminded that the bird shall not imitate any other than the bat, as the membrane affords a structure, that is a connection for the structure, the mainstays of the wings.

Should you imitate the wings of feathered birds, they are of stronger bone and nerve to be perforated; that is the feathers are disunited and so let air pass through.

But the bat is helped by the membrane, which ties all together and is not perforated.

Leaving the Piazzale, take the wide path along the garden wall on the left which leads downhill for a few minutes to a mapboard, where you turn left. Pass the road barrier and soon a small open area of hard ground comes into view on your right with a quaint little church on the corner. This is Piazza dei Pini and the parish church of Borgunto, seated like a seer in the midst of heathendom, which like so many woodland churches, may have been built on the very spot set apart for sacred and solemn rites in honour of some ancient pagan god of the soil.

Facing the church, look to the wall on your left which is marked

CAI-FIRENZE-ITIN-1

Settignano

Compiobbi

SENTIERO DEGLI DEI

This is Via Peramonda, perhaps anciently a military road or a trade route. After a few strides along this road you will see the entrance to a Fiesole Camping Site on your left. Proceed downhill now. A keen eye can enjoy the views over the hills with their large farmsteads and elegant villas which beckon us to discover them.

Turn right when you come to the main road about 20 minutes later. Walk on for 200m to the bus area on the right, which is little more than a clearing at the roadside. Turn down into the wood from the top side of this area and follow the path running parallel to the main road to the left above it. This path through the wood will soon meet a narrow road at a T-junction where you must turn right. Now walk straight on. Do not turn right after a few paces towards a barrier across the track.

Look carefully for the CAI signs on the tree as you enter this rough stony way, suitable for cart-wheels and the cloven hoof. Walk on, there are tall rushes on the right, until you come to a once admirable, yet still dominating, wayside shrine up on the wall to your left. One of the thousand tumbling wayside shrines in Tuscany, worthy of a scholar’s quotation or an artist’s affection. The face of a young cherubim looks down with mock humility as if offering a prayer for burdened wayfarers with a long road behind, and nowhere to go.

In those days gone by a place of worship, rest and refreshment; a meeting point for trivia where you can still meet a farmer with a loaf of bread under his arm, an onion in his hand, and the neck of a small wine bottle peeping out of his pocket.

Walk past a forlorn-looking farmstead further along the road, down along the cart-track through an olive grove. These tracks can become muddy after some rain and are better suited for cartwheels and the cloven hoof. Until a few years ago one could meet beasts of burden tramping along here, and those great white oxen, slow, swaying bodies, already worshipped two thousand years ago as the incarnation of the earth-gods:

And to those also, O Lord, the humble beasts, who with us bear the burden and heat of the day, and offer their guileless lives for the well-being of their countries, we supplicate Thy great tenderness of heart.

When you get to the end of this first stretch, head towards the wood. Don’t take the right-hand turn downhill.

The walk through the wood is brief. In the morning a dew-laden spider’s web lays itself across your face and a keen eye can find regurgitated owl pellets of slimy fur and half-digested bone. at the end the path comes to another old, crestfallen farmhouse with a yard and out-buildings. Walk round it, down between rugged dry walls and along a track covered with Summer dust waiting for September winds to make a sally and bare its humps again. After 10 minutes it leads uphill and on to a narrow asphalt road.

Turn right, downhill to the roadside church of San Lorenzo. Across the valley are the quarries of Maiano where Walkway One passes.

A few minutes down the road is the eye-catching Castle of Vincigliata. On the high outer walls are stone tablets commemorating the sojourn of names such as Queen Elizabeth and Beatrice, Battenberg, Hohenlohe and Hohenzollern and the Duchess of Russia.

At the first sweeping bend after the castle, take the track on the left through the olive groves. There is comfort and security in long, straight paths. Life flows smoothly on. But the Genius Loci appears from behind sudden dips and bends and lives under the uncontaminated blank spaces on the wayfarers map.

Walk slightly uphill to the large renovated building on the right with its chapel standing on the ground opposite. The view from here over the olive groves and cypress trees towards Florence in the background must surely be one of the deepest emotional admiration.

Not far along the track we come to a house on the corner of a junction. This is Casa al Vento. Look for the large cypress tree on the right. Walk round the house and take the rough stony road to the left. Do not be tempted to take the path to the left before the house (Trail 2) or the track from the house leading straight on past the small ruin in the field on the left. Walk slowly downhill. This path is rough and dusty in dry weather, and slippery after rain. There are olive trees on the right, cypresses up to the left, and further up heather taller than a man and plants showing a struggle to survive. After 20 minutes you come to Via del Fossataccio. On the left is a house with a shrine up on the wall. The inscription reads

MONSTRA TE ESSE MATREM.

Note the marks on the wall to the right. Walk straight forward along Via Desiderio da Settignano, past the cemetery on the right, uphill a little between the first houses of the town to the junction with Via S. Romano. Turn right and proceed down to the Piazza. Look at the curious façade of the Società Corale, a building on the right just after the very narrow part of the street.

…even I feel in me to have suckled in with milk the love for sculpture in Settignano where I was raised, and where part of the inhabitants are sculptors… Michelangelo.

Bus number 10 from the piazza takes thirty minutes back down to Florence.

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When you wire the radio, you are going to wire the radio just as you would for a standard radio that would be in this vehicle, but you are going to make one minor change to the new radios ground wire. The new radios ground wire is going to be plugged into the plastic connector that had originally been plugged into the rear of the Infinity radio. This connector is a ground wire to an “Infinity” amplifier which is located away from the radio. When you plug the new radios ground wire into this ground wire for the “Infinity” amplifier, the “Infinity” amplifier will turn on and power the speakers inside the vehicle.

How to install Aftermarket radio in Vauxhall Vectra

?One of the joys of driving a car is listening to tunes while on the highway.

? Music is a car driver’s perfect companion and having the right stereo in your vehicle definitely makes driving much more enjoyable.

?Over the years, car manufacturers have become more attentive to the needs of the driver adding in much better stereo systems, however for music purists.

?You will still have to buy an aftermarket radio to get the kind of features and sound that you are looking for.

?The good news for those that are looking to install a new stereo into their vehicle is that car manufacturers have long ago made sure to make it easy to swap.

?Wiring for car’s is usually the same for one single car manufacturer meaning that once you purchase the right wire harness you can easily connect an aftermarket stereo into your vehicle.

?Now the only hard part is making sure the vehicle fits into the dash and the speakers fit with your new stereo receiver.

?Besides the head unit, it is important to put lots of thought into the speaker’s amps and wiring you will use.

?IO CONNECT provides a cost effective solution for music integration on the move. Have in-car access to your music on the move, wherever you are, whatever your mood.

?With Io CONNECT you can take your music with you and create your own soundtrack for a journey via any of your portable devices.

?The SOT series leads are designed to install aftermarket hands free kits such as Parrot with ISO connections.

?They are provided in two parts, one converting Car Wiring loom to ISO the second lead is then ISO from the Car Kit and plugs back into the Car Radio.

?An adaptor usually required when replacing factory fitted speakers with aftermarket replacements.

?Fixing screws and adaptor leads are included where applicable.

Kit contains sufficient components for two speakers :

?An interface kit to connect a compatible Clarion aftermarket radio to your Vauxhall Vectra’s factory-fitted remote control stalk .

?Kit comprises of universal interface control box plus Vauxhall Vectra adaptor cable .

?This aerial adaptor will enable you to replace a Vauxhall Vectra factory fitted radio with a Clarion aftermarket unit, and use your original aerial connecting plug.

?This fascia adaptor will enable you to replace a Vauxhall Vectra factory fitted radio with a Clarion aftermarket unit, and retain the original appearance of your dashboard.

?This adaptor is required to replace a Vauxhall Vectra factory fitted radio with a Clarion aftermarket model.

?It converts the car’s original power and speakers wiring connector to a standard ISO connector, as used on all our radios.

?Simply plug one end of the adaptor into your cars wiring harness, and the other end into your new radio; no cutting of wires is necessary.

?The integrated DVD/CD/MP3/WMA-player.

?Playback of CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, DVD, DVD-R/RW, DVD-MP3, VCD, SVCD, MPEG4, DivX6, JPEG and Picture CD: Region code 2, Integrated Dolby Digital decoder, Last-playback-memory function.

In my opinion this is the best way to set up your stereo if you decide to switch it up. I did it to get a better quality sound out of my subs, and also to have the touch screen for my IPod.

A word about the radio installation kit you are about to install. There are many manufacturers of radio installation kits for this vehicle. Each manufacturer produces slightly different variations of the same kit, and a few make individual kits for specific vehicles. The pictured installation kit shown in the illustrations below is a standard kit used for many. Radio installation kits change with the model and years of production of the vehicle. When selecting a kit for this vehicle, make sure the kit you purchase states on the package the installation kit will work with your vehicle model and year. Some kits may require additional setup. Certain kits may be multi function kits designed to work with multiple vehicles and may require the installer to remove break away screw mounting tabs attached to the kit that are not required for your particular vehicle.

Hyundai Santa fe GPS navigation + 6.5 inch HD touchscreen + ipod control + built-in Bluetooth + dual zone

Model:  [CCG68-HYSTF]

Weight:  [6.5Kg]

Main features?

*  Made by TOP 1 manufacturer in China. HIGH QUALITY & EXTRAORDINARY FUNCTIONS & BEST SERVICE!

*  An installation guide ebook will be sent to you right after sending your package.

*  6.5inch TFT sharp high-definition digital LCD screen, 800*480 resolutions, 2.65million Pels!

*  Blue and orange OSD can be set depending your own preference.

*  Supports iPod full function control.Support the latest ipod and iphone charging via this unit.Powerful search function

*  Exceptional Sonic Performance:Optimized and digitized audio output.Greatly enhance the enjoyment of your favorite music.

*  Perfectly match the original car:Hyundai New Santa fe  Plug and play, no modification!

*  Built-in bluetooth with Echo control. You can make hands-free calls or receive incoming calls.

*  Built-in DVB-T digital TV and TPMS are optional

*  Dual zone: a.Enjoy music while navigation. b.Passengers on the back seats can enjoy movie while you are navigating.

*  Auto rearview function, you can add a rearview camera.

GPS console?

Lastest GPS console. You can set up the path of GPS map by yourselves, view the GPS monitor, watch video, listen to music, and read e-book.

Support all maps that work on windows CE 5.0 O/S, we have tested Route 66, iGo8, Polnav, etc. We recommend you always try demo before buying.

Extraordinary Audio?

Optimizing audio settings include Classical, popular, jazz and rock. These settings can greatly enhance the enjoyment of your favorite music.

EQ settings are good not only for CD, but for DVD, USB, radio, and iPod.

It converts the signal from an analog to digital form, by using an analog to digital converter with the application-specific integrated circuit. It is the true application of audio signal being digitized since the signal is processed and transmitted digitally. The application of the technology has greatly facilitated the progress in in-car audio digital signal processing. As a result, building a mobile music studio is no longer a dream for each car owner.

Floating button control, fashionable and easy to tap.

Adjustment of contrast,brightness,color and hue.

DVD Player?

Main menu

DVD menu

CD menu

Bluetooth?

Built-in hands free Bluetooth module

Allows switching between hands free Bluetooth microphone and your handheld to protect privacy.

With a easy-to-install microphone, the phone quality is even better.

Echo control

Ipod control?

Compatible with most generations. Click here to view the compatible list.

Powerful search function, search by artists,tracks,albums,playlist.

Name of the song storage in the IPOD can be showed in the screen, the same to play state, time ect., all the items IPOD showin.

Radio/A /FM?

The built-in AM/FM tuner supports auto-search, storage, frequency display, timber and sensitive adjust.

Touch one Frequency for a fast choose . It’s a pity that this unit does not support RDS

U- disk Interface?

support catalog browsing;

Support AVI?MPG?MP3 ect and picture browsing (lantern slide format).

Enter the USB interface, you can see each file of U-disk (support Chinese and English display); When touching, the floating buttons will appear, the operation is similar with DVD play.

Choose one file and touch OK, enter this file. Select related info and press confirm to open folders. View contents and select file to run or browse.

Configurations?

Turn on the function of Brake Inspection, the video image only display in the brake estate. This function forbids watching as driving and makes sure driving safe. If copilot need watch the image in driving, turn off this function in SETUP option.

In the night mode, auto-checking the status of car light, if the light is on, the backlight of shortcut keys will turn on automatically. It has a same effect with the original indicator light.

there are more setting, such as backseat entertainment setting, special button on the wheel, reverse camera.

Human Functions?

TPMS is optional function, which allows you the watch the tempreture of your tires to keep safe driving.

If you have installed headrest monitors, or flipdown monitors, your passengers on the backseat can enjoy movie while you are navigating.

Turn off the IPO function in the option of SETUP in the main menu, and the IPOD option changes into AUX. in this estate, you can connect MP3?MP4 and enjoy music and film

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