{"id":12259,"date":"2024-01-05T15:28:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T14:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/lower-val-delsa-in-the-tuscan-hills\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:19:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T13:19:31","slug":"lower-val-delsa-in-the-tuscan-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/lower-val-delsa-in-the-tuscan-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Lower Val d&#8217;Elsa, in the Tuscan hills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The lower part of the Val d&#8217;Elsa is in the province of Florence, the upper part being in that of Siena. The landscape is marked by beautiful hills, often with cereal crops. <br \/>Its most interesting towns are <strong>Certaldo<\/strong>, <strong>Empoli<\/strong> which is the largest town, and <strong>San Miniato<\/strong> further downstream in the province of Pisa.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3450-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3450-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape of the lower valley of Elsa in Tuscany\" class=\"wp-image-5183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3450-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3450-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3450-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3450.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2949-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2949-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape of the lower valley of Elsa in Tuscany\" class=\"wp-image-5189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2949-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2949-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2949-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2949.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5186\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Landscape of the lower valley of Elsa in Tuscany\" class=\"wp-image-5186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>Certaldo, Empoli and San Miniato<\/h2>\n<p>See pages dedicated to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/certaldo-in-tuscany\/\">Certaldo<\/a><\/strong> and in the lower valley <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/san-miniato\/\">San Miniato<\/a><\/strong> and Empoli.<\/p>\n<h2>Other places in the region<\/h2>\n<h3>Sacred Mount of San Vivaldo<\/h3>\n<p>Special sanctuary, <strong>San Vivaldo<\/strong> is also referred as the &#8220;Jerusalem of Tuscany&#8221;. It is surrounded by woods a few kilometers from Montaione. <br \/>Its origin dates back to the early fourteenth century when the brother Vivaldo Stricchi of San Gimignano retired as a hermit.\u00a0 <br \/>The complex of chapels was built between 1500 and 1515 at the initiative of Brother Thomas of Florence, decorated with polychrome terracotta inspired by the life and passion of Christ. The temples are arranged to reproduce the plan of the Jerusalem of the time. Pope Leo X made it a substitute pilgrimage site by a bull.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3370-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3370-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the sacred mount of San Vivaldo\" class=\"wp-image-5173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3370-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3370-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3370-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3370.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sacred Mount of San Vivaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3373-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3373-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the sacred mount of San Vivaldo\" class=\"wp-image-5176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3373-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3373-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3373-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3373.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sacred Mount of San Vivaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3374-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3374-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the chapels of the sacred Mount of San Vivaldo\" class=\"wp-image-5179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3374-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3374-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3374-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/sacro-monte-san-vivaldo-3374.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sacred Mount of San Vivaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>From Gambassi Terme to Certaldo<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pieve-santa-maria-gambassi-terme-3375-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pieve-santa-maria-gambassi-terme-3375-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the Pieve of Santa Maria in Gambassi Terme\" class=\"wp-image-5195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pieve-santa-maria-gambassi-terme-3375-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pieve-santa-maria-gambassi-terme-3375-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pieve-santa-maria-gambassi-terme-3375-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/pieve-santa-maria-gambassi-terme-3375.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pieve di Santa Maria in Gambassi Terme<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3380-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3380-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the landscapes of Gambassi Terme in Certaldo\" class=\"wp-image-5198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3380-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3380-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3380-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3380.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From Gambassi Terme to Certaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3381-300x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"5201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3381-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the landscapes of Gambassi Terme in Certaldo\" class=\"wp-image-5201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3381-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3381-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3381-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/da-gambassi-terme-a-certaldo-3381.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From Gambassi Terme to Certaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<h3>From Certaldo to San Gimignano<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/panorama-su-san-gimignano-3411b-1024x683.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"5204\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/panorama-su-san-gimignano-3411b-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Panorama of San Gimignano in the Val d'Elsa\" class=\"wp-image-5204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/panorama-su-san-gimignano-3411b-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/panorama-su-san-gimignano-3411b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/panorama-su-san-gimignano-3411b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/panorama-su-san-gimignano-3411b.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Panorama on San Gimignano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<h2>Where is Val d&#8217;Elsa, map<\/h2>\n<div id=\"travelersmap-container-69faae7684e2e\" class=\"travelersmap-container\" style=\"z-index: 1; min-height: 10px; min-width:10px; height:450px;width:100%; max-width:; max-height:; position:relative;\"><div style=\"position:absolute; z-index:-1;top: 50%;text-align: center;display: block;left: 50%;transform: translate(-50%,-50%);\">Travelers' Map is loading...<br>If you see this after your page is loaded completely, leafletJS files are missing.<\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Articles about Val d&#8217;Elsa<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist2\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/san-gimignano\/\">San Gimignano<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/san-gimignano\/\" title=\"San Gimignano\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-san-gimignano-2025-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"San Gimignano\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-san-gimignano-2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-san-gimignano-2025-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-san-gimignano-2025-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/panorama-san-gimignano-2025-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nIf you can see its stone towers proudly dominating the hills from afar, you cannot be wrong, it is San Gimignano, an emblematic village of medieval Tuscany. This small tourist ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/monteriggioni\/\">Monteriggioni in Tuscany<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/monteriggioni\/\" title=\"Monteriggioni in Tuscany\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/monteriggioni-toscane-1973-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Monteriggioni in Tuscany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/monteriggioni-toscane-1973-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/monteriggioni-toscane-1973-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/monteriggioni-toscane-1973-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/monteriggioni-toscane-1973-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nOn top of a hill, the fortified medieval village of Monteriggioni is a small jewel that has survived through the centuries. It enchants the visitor by diving into the middle ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/val-delsa-in-tuscany\/\">Val d&#8217;Elsa in Tuscany<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/val-delsa-in-tuscany\/\" title=\"Val d&#039;Elsa in Tuscany\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3460-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Val d&#039;Elsa in Tuscany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3460-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3460-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3460-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/paesaggi-bassa-val-d-elsa-3460-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nThe Val d&#8217;Elsa, more simply called Valdelsa, runs along the river Elsa between Florence and Siena, a tributary of the Arno. It is divided between its upper part, called &#8220;Alta ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/certaldo-in-tuscany\/\">Certaldo in Tuscany<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/certaldo-in-tuscany\/\" title=\"Certaldo in Tuscany\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/certaldo-via-rivellino-3391-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Certaldo in Tuscany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/certaldo-via-rivellino-3391-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/certaldo-via-rivellino-3391-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/certaldo-via-rivellino-3391-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/certaldo-via-rivellino-3391-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nCertaldo is one of the most characteristic villages in Valdelsa, located along the Via Francigena, also known as the village of Boccaccio, Italian writer of the fourteenth century considered as ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/casole-delsa-in-tuscany\/\">Casole d&#8217;Elsa in Tuscany<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/casole-delsa-in-tuscany\/\" title=\"Casole d&#039;Elsa in Tuscany\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/casole-d-elsa-3418-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Casole d&#039;Elsa in Tuscany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/casole-d-elsa-3418-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/casole-d-elsa-3418-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/casole-d-elsa-3418-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/casole-d-elsa-3418-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nAncient Etruscan city, Casole d&#8217;Elsa is a charming village built on the plateau of a hill, near the high Valley of Elsa. The surrounding hills are cultivated with vineyards, olive ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/colle-val-delsa-in-tuscany\/\">Colle Val d&#8217;Elsa in Tuscany<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/colle-val-delsa-in-tuscany\/\" title=\"Colle Val d&#039;Elsa in Tuscany\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/centro-storico-colle-val-d-elsa-2000-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Colle Val d&#039;Elsa in Tuscany\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/centro-storico-colle-val-d-elsa-2000-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/centro-storico-colle-val-d-elsa-2000-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/centro-storico-colle-val-d-elsa-2000-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/centro-storico-colle-val-d-elsa-2000-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nColle Val d&#8217;Elsa is a small town with about 20,000 inhabitants in the heart of Tuscany, between Siena and Florence, along the Val d&#8217;Elsa, and on the Via Francigena and ...<\/div><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/san-miniato\/\">San Miniato<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/san-miniato\/\" title=\"San Miniato\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/duomo-san-miniato-8510-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"San Miniato\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/duomo-san-miniato-8510-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/duomo-san-miniato-8510-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/duomo-san-miniato-8510-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/duomo-san-miniato-8510-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nSan Miniato is a town of character perched on a hill, located in the Arno Valley, at the bottom of the Val d&#8217;Elsa, between Florence and Pisa, on the Via ...<\/div><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/lower-val-delsa-in-the-tuscan-hills\/\">Lower Val d&#8217;Elsa, in the Tuscan hills<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/en\/lower-val-delsa-in-the-tuscan-hills\/\" title=\"Lower Val d&#039;Elsa, in the Tuscan hills\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lcp_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lower Val d&#039;Elsa, in the Tuscan hills\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.latoscane.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/paysage-du-val-d-elsa-2947-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\">\nThe lower part of the Val d&#8217;Elsa is in the province of Florence, the upper part being in that of Siena. The landscape is marked by beautiful hills, often with ...<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Links and sources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tourist portals: <a href=\"https:\/\/valdelsavaldicecina.it\/en\/home-en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">valdelsavaldicecina.it<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittuscany.com\/en\/areas\/valdelsa-valdicecina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.visittuscany.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>General informations: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Valdelsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">en.wikipedia.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The lower part of the Val d&#8217;Elsa is in the province of Florence, the upper part being in that of Siena. The landscape is marked by beautiful hills, often with cereal crops. Its most interesting towns are Certaldo, Empoli which is the largest town, and San Miniato further downstream in the province of Pisa. 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