Located in the heart Tuscany, cradle of Italian culture, this resort have a central position in lower Valdarno. For this reason it is near Florence and at the same time not far from Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia and Livorno, which are among the most artistically interesting towns in northern Tuscany. You will find extremely fascinating to visit the medieval towns and villages, such as S. Miniato, Vicopisano, Signa; among the splendid evidences of XIII century architecture are Volterra, S.Giminiano, Monteriggioni and Vinci, which Leonardo was particularly fond of. Last but not least, Certaldo, Boccacio’s birthplace. Visitors can go on various interesting excursions through the Medicean houses of Poggio a Caiano, Artimio and Montelupo Fiorentino; the famous Collodi Park, architectonic and botanic transposition of Pinocchio’s myth, but they must not fail to have some rest in Montecatini, Monsummano, Uliveto and Lucca watering place.