page_title: Empoli
hierarchical_section_title: Empoli
caption_attribution_description: English: The central square of Empoli
context_page_description: Empoli is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about 20 kilometres southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The commune's territory becomes hilly as it departs from the river. Empoli is on the main railway line from Florence to Pisa, and is the point of divergence of a line to Siena.
  Empoli has an enduring tradition as an agricultural centre. It has given its name to a local variety of artichoke.
context_section_description: Empoli ([ˈempoli]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times.  The commune's territory becomes hilly as it departs from the river. Empoli is on the main railway line from Florence to Pisa, and is the point of divergence of a line to Siena.
  Empoli has an enduring tradition as an agricultural centre. It has given its name to a local variety of artichoke.
caption: Piazza Farinata degli Uberti
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