CERTALDO, a town of Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Florence, 35m. S.S.W. by rail and 18m. direct from the town of Florence. Pop. (1931) town, 9,532; commune, 11,712. It was the home of the family of Giovanni Boccaccio, who died and was buried here in 1375. His house of brick, was restored in 1823. A statue of him was erected in the principal square in 1875. The Palazzo Pretorio, or del Vicariato, the residence of the Florentine governors, recently restored to its original condition, has a pic turesque facade and court. The picturesque town lies on a hill 426ft. above sea-level.
See R. Pantini, S. Gimignano e Certaldo (Bergamo, 19o4)• CERTHIIDAE : see TREE-CREEPER.