Did you know that Certaldo is the birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio? He was one of the founding fathers of Italian literature and a great supporter of Dante Alighieri. He edited and studied one of the earliest written versions of the Divine Comedy in his house. But there's more: Certaldo is also associated with the Battle of Semifonte, which is mentioned by Dante himself and saw the Alberti counts of Certaldo defeated by the Florentines in 1201. Now, let's take in these wonderful views of the vil