famous road
Strada Chiantigiana (SR222)
The classic Chianti wine road winds between Florence and Siena past vineyards, castles and cypress-lined ridges.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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San Giovanni Valdarno
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About San Giovanni Valdarno
San Giovanni Valdarno is worth a stop: 5 minutes from San Cipriano-S.Barbara-Centinale, 17km from Strada Chiantigiana (SR222).
San Giovanni Valdarno is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is San Cipriano-S.Barbara-Centinale, about 4 km away.
San Giovanni Valdarno railway station (Italian: Stazione di San Giovanni Valdarno) is situated on the Florence–Rome railway line, 50 km from Florence, on the section between Florence and Arezzo.
The station is situated near the connection with the "direttissima" (high speed track). One train an hour passes on theRead more
direttissima without stopping. It arrives in Florence in 20 minutes. The other trains pass from the slow line via Pontassieve.
The freight yard is used quite frequently because nearby the station there is a large still mill.
All regional trains stop at the station.
The station has one automatic ticket machine. The ticket office is open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. The station also has a waiting room.
There are many monitors (two in the station, two for the platforms 2 and 3) displaying train departures and arrivals.
The station has about 2118 passenger movements daily, or 0.773 million annually. Approximately 140 trains call here daily in each direction. Each hour 4 trains go both southbound and northbound. The first train arrives at 5:07 in the morning and the last one leaves the station at 00:03.
Outside the station there is also a taxi service with numbers displayed on posters outside the station.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near San Giovanni Valdarno?
Within an hour or so of San Giovanni Valdarno: Strada Chiantigiana (SR222) (17 km), Piazzale Michelangelo (30 km), Autostrada del Sole (31 km), Uffizi Gallery (31 km).
Are there any good drives near San Giovanni Valdarno?
The nearest famous roads are Strada Chiantigiana (SR222), Autostrada del Sole and Passo della Futa.
Where is San Giovanni Valdarno?
San Giovanni Valdarno is in Tuscany, Italy, about 4 km from San Cipriano-S.Barbara-Centinale.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,002
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 43.5676, 11.5299
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from San Giovanni Valdarno
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
Piazzale Michelangelo
A panoramic terrace above Florence offering the most iconic sweeping view of the city's skyline with the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio.
30 km · about 35 min drive
historic highway
Autostrada del Sole
Italy's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
31 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Uffizi Gallery
Italy's foremost art gallery, housing the greatest collection of Renaissance art including Botticelli's Birth of Venus.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Florence Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore)
Brunelleschi's magnificent terracotta dome dominates the Florence skyline and remains the largest brick dome ever constructed.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Duomo di Siena
A striking Italian Romanesque-Gothic cathedral with an intricately inlaid marble floor and works by Donatello and Bernini.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Ponte Vecchio
Medieval stone arch bridge in Florence famous for the shops built along it, spanning the Arno River since 1345.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Siena
A medieval Tuscan city famed for its shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, the Palio horse race, and a stunning Gothic cathedral.
32 km · about 35 min drive
Driving roads near San Giovanni Valdarno
- 17 kmStrada Chiantigiana (SR222)The classic Chianti wine road winds between Florence and Siena past vineyards, castles and cypress-lined ridges.
- 30 kmPiazzale MichelangeloA panoramic terrace above Florence offering the most iconic sweeping view of the city's skyline with the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio.
- 31 kmAutostrada del SoleItaly's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
- 56 kmVal d'OrciaA UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
- 62 kmPasso della FutaA flowing 903 m Apennine pass on the SS65 between Bologna and Florence, a beloved stage of the historic Mille Miglia route and a weekend pilgrimage for Italian drivers and riders.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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