From the heart of Tuscany, a sure sign of the very best things to do, explore, see, taste, sample and buy in Colle and the surrounding area.

A great sculptor and architect (Colle di Val d'Elsa 1245 - Florence ca 1302), he left examples of his work in Perugia, Rome, and Florence.

Colle di Val d'Elsa is, first and foremost, the Home of Lead-Crystal Glass, because it is home to one of the world’s highest concentrations of firms which make lead-crystal glass, accounting for 95% of Italian-made lead-crystal glass and 14% of the world’s output.

Colle di Val d'Elsa is a Home of Organic Food, in other words it promotes the spread and development of organic farming, and provides information and raises people’s awareness of issues to do with an ethical consumer culture, environmentally sustainable and environmentally compatible development.

Colle di Val d'Elsa is also a Home of Good Wine, and as such is a member of a national association of towns which lend their names to a wine, which produce DOC wines in their area, or which are somehow linked to wine for historical, traditional, and cultural reasons.

Who today travels along the Via Francigena, perhaps on foot, slowly as a wayfarer should, can discover minor itineraries rich in history and traditions. The modern traveller can come across important monuments that still tell about the history and the culture of pilgrimage

A delightful riverside walk, SentierElsa, has been created in the Alta Valdelsa Riverside Park. Currently 2 km long, it begins at the San Marziale bridge in Colle Val d'Elsa, at La Steccaia and Callone Reale, and follows the river as far as San Giorgio.