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Weddings in Ancient Certaldo will allow you to step into a middle ages fairytale atmosphere.
Certaldo Alto, a small and fascinating medieval town in the province of Florence, is immersed in the heart of the Chianti hills.
When you reach it the sight that meets your eyes is a strongly medieval example of town planning, which culminates in the imposing Palazzo Pretorio at its peak.
The facade, entrance hall and courtyard all bear the insignia of the different Vicars, including the marvellous glazed terracotta coats of arms created by the Della Robbia workshop.
In this town far from the chaos and tecnology it is still possible to walk through small street all of brick and to breath the air of the times of Giovanni Boccaccio, the renowned 14th century novelist, which still exist,
an enchanting atmosphere to fill your soul by peace and romance.
Certaldo, indeed, was the Giovanni Boccaccio's home. Boccaccio, one of the fathers of the Italian language is universally famous for Decameron (1350), a novel that combines sheer entertainment with a meaningful humanistic message (it is made by one hundred stories, shared in ten days by ten young people escaping the Plague in mid-14th-century Florence).
Via Boccaccio, built from the 12nd to 14nd century is the most important Certaldo's street.
It is the only street which was originally paved with bricks and it undoubtedly represents, for its length and width, an original pattern of Medieval architecture. It ends in front of The Palazzo Pretorio, built in the 12th century. In the Palazzo and the now de-consecrated annexed church of SS. Tommaso e Prospero (from the early 13th century), you will admire frescoes and sinopites from the 15th and 16th centuries.
Certaldo is a unique Middle Ages's pearl that will capture you; if you are planning a wedding in Italy and you love the peaceful and charming atmosphere of the Tuscan countryside Certaldo won't disappoint you and it will the perfect frame your unique wedding.
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