Certaldo
Sign in to saveCertaldo () is a town and (municipality) of Tuscany, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about southwest of the Florence Cathedral (50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car from the city), and 40 minutes by rail north of Siena.
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Certaldo is a town in Tuscany, Italy, situated in the Florence metropolitan area within the Valdelsa valley, making it a conveniently located destination between Florence and Siena. The town is notable for its position as a Tuscan municipality that offers access to the region's characteristic countryside while remaining within reasonable traveling distance of major cities like Florence and Siena.
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- Comune di Certaldo
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- Italian comune.region
- Tuscany
- Italian comune.metropolitan_city
- Florence (FI)
- Italian comune.frazioni
- Bagnano, Fiano, Marcialla (part), Sciano
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- PD
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- Giovanni Campatelli
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- 75.28
- Italian comune.population_total
- 16004
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- 30 June 2017
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Certaldo () is a town and (municipality) of Tuscany, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. It is about southwest of the Florence Cathedral (50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car from the city), and 40 minutes by rail north of Siena.
It was home to the family of Giovanni Boccaccio, author of the Decameron, who was possibly born and died at his home in Certaldo, being buried there in 1375. It is also the birthplace of actor Ernesto Calindri and of football manager Luciano Spalletti.