Things to do in Area of Empoli - Val d'Elsa

The urban structure of the locality, where the houses are arranged according to two concentric circles, leads us to imagine the existence of two walls. The first circle was built to protect the Castello dei Conti Guidi, the second, external, would have been built in the 14th... more

Every year, on a weekend in July, the festival takes place in the old part of the town, which was the birthplace, in 1313, of the storyteller Giovanni Boccaccio. Stages, scenographic frames, pictorial exhibitions and artisan benches are set up in the streets with the intention... more

Fucecchio has been known since ancient times for being the crossroads of important roads such as the Via Francigena and the Romea Strada. The masonry bridge of Fucecchio was convenient for pilgrims who preferred it to cross the Arno, rather than doing it with a raft. It is... more

Castelfiorentino is a town in the province of Florence. The first inhabitants settled in the town more than a thousand years ago in the place where the Parish of Saints Ippolito and Biagio stands and then expanded in the upper part of the village where the Collegiate Church of... more

About fifty kilometers from Florence, on the slopes of Montalbano in the Valdarno, we take you to the discovery of Vinci, the birthplace of the famous Leonardo. Inside the medieval village there is the Leonardian museum divided into three locations not far from each other:... more