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 Welcome in the red bricks village. Everyone who will arrive in Val d'Elsa from north will be surprised by the green hill on the left side with a medieval village of red bricks on the top. It's the old Certaldo and thanks to its walls and to its position it has not been contaminated by the urban development. Here it is still possible to feel and to breathe a medieval air. |
 Giovanni Boccaccio lived here in 1375. And it is here, where Boccaccio spent the last period of his life, that you can find the guesthouse Boccaccio, just inside the Stiozzi Ridolfi palace (XIV century). The medieval town is just outside the door and from here you can have a beautiful sight of the valley, enjoying nice landscapes which won't be easily forgotten. |
 All this without renouncing to the comfort we usually have, by using a nice and equipped structure which is able to satisfy everybody. Right on the square there is the Stiozzi Ridolfi palace (XIV cent.) with its façade made of bricks and with elegant arcades full of terracotta decorations. The palace still has some medieval signs such as the windows and the battlements. |
 One of the two towers of the palace Stiozzi Ridolfi is well accessible from our apartments thanks to a big stone stair. From here it is possible to have a breathtaking view of the surroundings and thanks to its space it is possible to relax here on our summer beds while reading a nice book or just staying there listening to birds singing, while imagining that time has here stopped. |
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