Rufina is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy region Tuscany, located about east of Florence.
Rufina borders the following municipalities: Dicomano, Londa, Montemignaio, Pelago, Pontassieve, Pratovecchio.
Main sights
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Church of Santo Stefano, at Castiglioni, an architectural complex formed of several buildings including a church and belltower. The interior of the church is divided into a nave and two aisles covered with a trussed ceiling.
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Church of Santa Maria at Falgano
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Pieve of San Bartolomeo at Pomino
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Church of Santa Maria del Carmine ai Fossi
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Villa di Poggio Reale, a 16th-century residence which now hosts events and conferences. A cypress-lined boulevard leads up to the facade of Villa Poggio Reale where Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany stayed in 1829.
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