Upper Valdarno is the name of that strip of land divided between the provinces of Florence and Arezzo and surrounded by Pratomagno and the hills of Chianti. It is a picturesque region, featuring a varied landscape dotted with parish churches, castles and medieval hamlets.

Renting a villa in Valdarno may turn out to be an excellent solution for those who want to visit the most important Tuscan cities of art (Florence and Arezzo, Siena and Pisa, Lucca and Pistoia) without wasting too much time travelling.

In the fifteen municipalities composing the Valdarno region there is plenty of villas for rent for vacations in Tuscany.

• You could, therefore, rent a villa in San Giovanni Valdarno for one or more weeks and breakfast on "cappuccino" and brioche while admiring the many coats of arms decorating the façade of the "Palazzo di Arnolfo".

• Or you could choose a villa in the Valdarno region close to Montevarchi and visit the local paleontological museum, which exhibits about 1,600 pieces (rocks, vegetable and animal fossils) found in the ancient prehistoric lacustrine basin of Valdarno.

• Or you could decide to spend your holidays in Tuscany in a villa in the Valdarno region surrounded by the charming medieval buildings in Castelfranco di Sopra, where time seems to have stopped.

In short, if you are looking for a villa in Tuscany between Florence and Arezzo, in the Valdarno region you will find what you need!