On the road to Arezzo, the Bigallo hospice has welcomed wayfarers since the thirteenth century: the restored medieval hostel, still active, is the symbol of Bagno a Ripoli, the first hill outside Florence where Florentines have always kept farms and villas. At the oratory of Santa Caterina all'Antella, Spinello Aretino's fourteenth-century frescoes are a small treasure worth booking.
The name comes from Roman baths on the consular road. Today the municipality is the cultured countryside at the capital's gates: olives, parish churches and trattorias where the bistecca is not a tourist attraction but a daily fact. Florence is ten minutes away; quiet is at home.
Bistecca alla Fiorentina
Compare hotels, B&Bs and holiday homes on Booking.com for your dates.
Next up: Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of the town of the Palio delle Contrade, Tuesday 29 June
Nearest airport: Firenze Peretola, 11 km away
No events match these filters.
📅 Every year, on 29 June; the Palio delle Contrade is held on the second Sunday of September
Bagno a Ripoli celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June; the town is also known for the Palio delle Contrade, established in 1980, held on the second Sunday of September with hundreds of performers in period costume.
Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
Outside Bagno a Ripoli, but an easy day trip away.
