Figline Valdarno is a picturesque village that rises between the slopes of the Chianti hills and the left bank of the Arno river. The first settlements in the area  go back to the Stone Age, and during the Roman Age,  the village was already developed and it carried out several agricultural activities. Around the 11th century a castle was built by the Uberti’s family, thus starting the real consolidation of the residential settlements in the area.
In 1250 the city of Florence invaded the territory of Figline Valdarno and destroyed the castle. In 1356 Florence started the building of an imposing ring of walls and a urban plane consisting of three important roads that connected the town to the cities of Florence, Arezzo and Siena. In the next centuries, under the Medici’s domination,  an economy based on the agriculture started to flourish and Figline Valdarno got such an importance that was called "Florence’s barn". At the beginning of the 14th century,  the town was taken by the French  army, and it was not until 1861 that it was annexed to the Reign of Italy, by the King Vittorio Emanuele II of Savoia.
Among several celebrations periodically taking place in Figline Valdarno  the traditional "Palio di San Rocco" (Saint Rocco Horse Race) held yearly on the first Sunday in September, is worth to  be pointed out. The celebration consists of a historic procession through the town and a horse race involving all the quarters of the town.

Interesting places to visit :

The Collegiata di Santa Maria
The Chiesa di San Francesco
The Chiesa di San Biagio
The Palazzo Pretorio
The Garibaldi Theatre