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Certaldo |
Certaldo |
| Certaldo is a small and unspoilt hilltop village with Etruscan origin, situated between Firenze and Siena. Certaldo was the home of the family of Giovanni Boccaccio, who died and was buried here in 1375. Certaldo's most representative Monument is the Palazzo Pretorio. In the Palace and in the adjacent Church of St. Thomas and Prosper, one can admire 15 th and 16 th century frescoes and sinopias; the Church houses the most important work, The Tabernacle of the Executed (c. 1464/65), a fresco by Benozzo Gozzoli. Mercantia is a international street art festival in Certaldo, with more than 100 shows every evening; music, performances, circus and theatre. The environment created along the medieval main street is really suggestive. |