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The territory
Barberino Valdelsa lies on an hill in the heart of Tuscany between Florence and Siena on the watershed of the Elsa and Pesa river valleys, an area that simply pulsates with history and legend.
The town, formerly only a castle, was founded by the Florentines in a strategic position to resist the expansion of the nearby Semifonte castle and was a vicariate since 1313. The village has still today a typical medieval structure, surrounded by 13th century curtain walls linked together by wall towers and endowed with two gates, the 'Porta Fiorentina' at north and the intact and splendid 'Porta Senese' to south. Inside: tower-houses, narrow alleys, the main street that connect
the two gates, the Palazzo Pretorio [Praetorian Palace],
the Pilgrim's Hospital built by Taddeo di Cecco da Barberino
in 1365, the parish church of S. Bartolommeo...
From Barberino, following the road to Certaldo, is possible
to reach the site where Semifonte rose, near the locality
of Petrognano. This castle was destroyed by the Florentines
in the 1202. Continuing on in the direction of Certaldo
can be found the romanesque parish church of S. Appiano
dating back to 10th century, one of the oldest to be found
in the Florentine countryside.