Certaldo's a town and comune of Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Florence, located in the middle of Valdelsa. 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. It was the home of the family of Giovanni Boccaccio, who died and was buried here in 1375. Main sights Boccaccio's house, of red brick, like the other old houses here, was restored in 1823 and furnished with old furniture. A statue of him wa… (More on Certaldo)