COLLE VAL D'ELSA
COLLE VAL D’ELSA
There are 21.000 inhabitants. Colle Val d’Elsa dates back to the Roman period, when it was inhabited by the Etruscans. It is still divided into Colle Alta, with the castle and the medieval borough, and Colle Bassa and hosts the birthplace of the famous architect
Arnolfo DiCambio. But what makes Colle renowned all over the world is the great number of artisan shops that produce and sell crystal artifacts. These masterpieces are exported abroad by some famous local factories. In addition, every year an event called “Cristallo fra le mura” is held inside the walls of the picturesque medieval borough, so that visitors can admiren craftsmen working on crystal.
There are 21.000 inhabitants. Colle Val d’Elsa dates back to the Roman period, when it was inhabited by the Etruscans. It is still divided into Colle Alta, with the castle and the medieval borough, and Colle Bassa and hosts the birthplace of the famous architect
Arnolfo DiCambio. But what makes Colle renowned all over the world is the great number of artisan shops that produce and sell crystal artifacts. These masterpieces are exported abroad by some famous local factories. In addition, every year an event called “Cristallo fra le mura” is held inside the walls of the picturesque medieval borough, so that visitors can admiren craftsmen working on crystal.