Everything about Certaldo totally explained
Certaldo is a town of
Tuscany,
Italy, in the
province of Florence. Heading southwest, it's 50 minutes by rail and 35 minutes by car from the city of
Florence. Heading north, it's 25 minutes by rail from
Siena. The population in
1901 was 4,552 (the town); 9,120 (commune). The population in 2004 was 16,042.
It was the home of the family of
Giovanni Boccaccio, who died and was buried here in
1375. His house, of red brick, like the other old houses here, was restored in
1823 and furnished with old furniture. A statue of him was erected in the main square in
1875. The Palazzo Pretorio, or Vicariale, the residence of the Florentine governors, recently restored to its original condition, has a picturesque facade adorned with ceramic coats of arms, and in the interior are various frescoes dating from the
13th to the
16th century. The town as a whole is picturesque, surrounded by vineyards. The older section, known as Certaldo Alto, lies on a hill 426 feet above sea-level. From there, one can see the marvelous towers of
San Gimignano in the distance (about 10 km).
The town hosts several festivals a year. The largest and most famous is Mercantia, a week-long party in Certaldo Alto. It involves numerous street performers from across Italy, Europe and even the Americas.
See R. Pantini,
S. Gimignano e Certaldo (
Bergamo,
1904), p.iox seq.
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