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The area lies in the middle Valdarno on the Arno plain, with low cultivated hills of the Montalbano and the first Chianti hills within reach. The Arno and the Elsa river system shape the local landscape. Florence is the nearest major city and provides the full range of services, monuments and transport links; Empoli itself is a substantial service town with a historic centre and rail connections. Vinci, on the Montalbano side, is known as the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci. This part of Tuscany is known for vineyards, olive groves and mixed agricultural countryside.