In the late 18th and early 20th century the hills of Bellosguardo represented the most sought after area of the city for many famous foreign artists, especially English, who settled here. 

The villas built on the hills south of the Arno River, in the countryside at just a stone's throw from the city, offered everything these foreigners could wish for: antiquity, exquisite architecture, history and, as Henry James, the famous author, observed, economic rent. 

In these luxurious hillside homes, numerous artists, writers and wealthy foreigners, both English and American, in search of a golden past, relived the Renaissance era as they had imagined it. 

Walk with your private guide along the Bellosguardo hillside, down the narrow streets that hold the magnificent homes in which they once lived. 

Get a feel of the atmosphere that inspired their poetry and prose, and, as Henry James underlines, the impressions, emotions and life style of these “infatuated aliens”.

PLEASE NOTE: The tour is available everyday; bring comfortable shoes, since this is a walking tour.