Upper Valdarno is the name of a wide region of Tuscany stretching in the provinces of Florence and Arezzo, along the flow of the Arno, the most important river in Tuscany and in central Italy.

In this area bounded by the Pratomagno and the Chianti mountains alternate various landscapes: the mountains covered with beeches, chestnuts and oaks slope towards a series of hills covered with olive groves and vineyards and then towards the plain where the Arno River flows.

Once a very important region from a strategic point of view, due to the presence of fundamental roads, today the Upper Valdarno is an industrial district and an area rich in interesting "pievi" (parish churches), castles and towns of Medieval origin.

Those who love nature can grab the chance of a stay in the Upper Valdarno and hike in the forests of Pratomagno or visit the "Riserva biogenetica naturale della Foresta di Vallombrosa" (Natural Biogenetic Reserve Forest of Vallombrosa).

Upper Valdarno - Natural Basin Between Pratomagno and Chianti Mountains
Upper Valdarno is the name of that part of the Arno valley situated in the provinces of Florence and Arezzo. It is a wide region bounded by Pratomagno on the north and east and by the Chianti mountains on the south and west. The Upper Valdarno is divided into the municipalities of Rignano sull`Arno, Incisa Valdarno, Figline Valdarno, Pian di Scò, Castelfranco di sopra, Cavriglia, San Giovanni Valdarno, Loro Ciuffenna, Terranuova Bracciolini, Montevarchi, Bucine, Pergine Valdarno, Laterina and Castiglion Fibocchi.