Figline Valdarno sits in the upper Arno valley between Florence and Arezzo, about 30 km southeast of Florence. In 2014 it merged with neighbouring Incisa Valdarno to form the comune of Figline e Incisa Valdarno, though the two old centres remain distinct. The town is a useful base for exploring southern Tuscany — the SP 16 connects Figline with Greve in Chianti, and Florence and Arezzo are both easily reached by train on the main line through the valley.
The old centre has a handsome medieval square, the Piazza Marsilio Ficino, surrounded by a loggia and flanked by the Palazzo Pretorio. Figline was the birthplace of the Renaissance philosopher Marsilio Ficino (1433–1499), who translated the complete works of Plato into Latin for Cosimo de' Medici and effectively brought Platonic philosophy back to European intellectual life. A statue of him stands in the square.
The surrounding countryside is classic southern Chianti: olive groves, vineyards, and hilltop farmhouses. The Chianti wine road north into Greve is particularly scenic. Figline Valdarno railway station on the Florence-Arezzo line gives good connections in both directions.