Vallombrosa

The Arboreti di Vallombrosa (about 12 hectares) are seven arboreta located within the Forest Demaniale Vallombrosa near the historic Vallombrosa Abbey founded in 1036 by St. John Gualbert of Visdomini, heavenly patron of the Italian Forestry Corps. They are located in Vallombrosa, Reggello, Province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, operated by the Carabinieri Department for Biodiversity of Vallombrosa. During the summer months there are free guided tours every day, in all other periods upon prior request. The arboreta date back to 1869 at another location, or to 1884 in the current location, when 230 plants were transferred in a move of the Regio Istituto Superiore Forestale's headquarters within the Vallombrosa forest. New sections were added in 1885–1886, and in 1891 a botanical garden was created; it was abandoned in 1914 and nothing remains today but a tub. In 1894 another section was added on the Masso del Diavolo to provide a suitable environment for Mediterranean species. Severe bombing during World War II badly damaged the arboreta, but they have since recovered. Today the arboreta currently contain more than 5,000 specimens belonging to more than 1200 species of trees and shrubs, representing 137 genera, and claim to be Italy's most important collection of plants cultivated for scientific and experimental purposes. They encompass seven distinct arboreta organized into 50 sections. The arboreta are as follows: Arboreto "di Bérenger" (1869, area 1.32 hectares) Arboreto "Siemoni" (1880, area 0.34 hectares) Arboreto "Tozzi" (1886, area 3.00 hectares) Arboreto "Gellini" (1894, 3 hectares), on the Masso del Diablo Arboreto "Perona" (1914, area 0.97 hectares) Arboreto "Pavari" (1923–1958, area 2.10 hectares) Arboreto "Allegri" (1976, 1 hectare)

Vallombrosa is a Benedictine abbey in the comune of Reggello (Tuscany, Italy), about 30 km south-east of Florence, in the Apennines, surrounded by forests of beech and firs. It was founded by Florentine nobleman Giovanni Gualberto in 1038 and became the mother house of the Vallumbrosan Order.

Sammezzano, or the Castle of Sammezzano, is an Italian palazzo in Tuscany featuring Moorish Revival architectural style. It is located in Leccio, a hamlet of Reggello, in the Province of Florence.

Santa Maria a Scò is a romanesque-style, Roman Catholic parish church located on the strada dei Sette Ponti, in the town of Castelfranco Piandiscò, in the Valdarno of the region of Tuscany, Italy.

Villa Il Palagio is a villa and farm estate in Figline Valdarno, in the province of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany. The estate has belonged to the musician Sting and his wife Trudie Styler since the late 1990s.

Montemignaio Castle (Castello di Montemignaio) is a castle in the commune of Montemignaio, Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy.

The Sieve is a river in Italy. It is a tributary of the Arno, into which it flows at Pontassieve after a course of 62 km. The Sieve rises in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, near the Futa Pass, at 930 m of elevation. The territory in which it flows is known in Italian as Valdisieve. In Italian language, the name "Sieve" is feminine, and is therefore referred to as La Sieve.

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Faella is a frazione of Pian di Scò in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 30 km southeast of Florence and about 35 km northwest of Arezzo, in the Valdarno. Faella borders the following municipalities: Castelfranco di Sopra, Figline Valdarno, Reggello.

Castelfranco Piandiscò is a commune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany, central Italy. It was created on 1 January 2014 from the merger of previous comuni of Castelfranco di Sopra and Pian di Scò. It is located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Florence and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Arezzo.

San Filippo Neri is a baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the frazione of Castelfranco di Sopra of the town of Castelfranco Piandiscò, in the Valdarno of the region of Tuscany, Italy.

The railway station of Figline Valdarno serves the Tuscan town of Figline Valdarno. The station situated on the Florence–Rome railway line, 40 km from Florence, on the stretch between Florence and Arezzo. It is mostly used by commuters coming from Figline Valdarno, Reggello and Pian di Scò going to Florence. Figline Valdarno railway station is the seventeenth station (for number of passengers, architectural value of the station etc.) of Tuscany.The freight yard is no longer used and the buildings are let to members of the public or used for stocking equipment for line maintenance. The tracks of the freight yard are also used for keeping line maintenance machinery. The nearest freight yard still operating is San Giovanni Valdarno. There are many monitors (two in the station, two for the platforms 2 and 3, one in the subway) displaying train departures and arrivals. The station has two automatic ticket machines and two drink and snack dispensers. The ticket office is open from 6:20 am to 7:40 pm. The station also has a waiting room.