In Valdelsa, one of the most scenic landscapes of Tuscany to the gentle hills edged with cypress trees, castles and towers, Certaldo draws the unmistakable profile of the perched village of rosseggiante brick. Located on the border between the province of Florence, which is the southernmost town, and Siena, almost equidistant from the two cities (about 40 Km), look to the east of the Chianti Mountains to the west and the hills between San Gimignano and Volterra , is the ideal starting point for visiting the major art cities of Tuscany. The Museum System Certaldo allows visitors to purchase a single ticket with access to the three museums in the village at a cheaper cost.

The museum is housed in a former convent of the Augustinian '400 and exhibition halls are dedicated to painting (starting from the end of '200), to sculpture, furniture and saved the sacred. Tip of works by Francesco di Ser Cenni, Mark di Bonaventura, Ugolino di Nerio. The most valuable piece is the charming wooden crucifix in the second half of the thirteenth century, a Christ "triumphans" - that is the living Christ who triumphed over death - among the most exemplary of the original medieval Italian sculpture.

In the House, where he lived Boccaccio (1313 - 1375), established the National Giovanni Boccaccio, are a museum and a library specialist dedicated to the life and works of the great poet. Inside, there are also a large fresco of Peter Welcome (1820), and some rare examples of shoes from the XIV century, found during restoration..

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The most significant monument of Certaldo is the Praetorian Palace, built in the twelfth century. and residence of the Counts Alberti, then expanded and modified to accommodate the functions of the Vicariate (such as the hall of hearings, the prisons, the archive, the chapel, in addition to housing). In the adjoining building and, now deconsecrated church of SS. Thomas and Prospero (the oldest, the first XIII sec.) You can admire the frescoes and sinopie XV and XVI., Including, in the room of strangers, a Madonna and Child Enthroned ...