The village is placed between the mountains of Chianti and the Valley of Arno, along the streams of the Ambra torrent. The Pogi bridge plays witness to the fact that the Bucine territory has roots dating all the way back to the time of the Romans. Being a border territory, Bucine has always played a strategic importance. In the Middle Ages the land lots of the present day township were in fact determined by the powerful families that had owned property along the marvelous hills that trailed along the Ambra towards Arno.

The town of Bucine remained under control of several dominions ranging from Abruzzo to Florence and from the French back to Arezzo.

Amongst the most significant buildings in Bucine there's the S. Giovanni Battista church where many earthenwares of the Della Robbia brothers have been conserved. Surrounding the area, many ruins of a 13th century castle can be seen along with the abbey of S. Pietro in Ruoti.

Like all the villages of the area, the Bucine economy was based on traditional farming including that of Mulberry tree coltivation. Another important resource was made up of livestock trade, particularly pigs and cows. Today the economy of Bucine is still concentrated on agriculture, of which are grains, wine, oil, sugar beets, forage, and heather. The hilly terrain, rich in woody areas and genuine pastures is still no less than perfect for cattle raising.

The thermal springs of Rapolano, also well known in the ancient past, according to recent findings at Campo Muri of a thermal complex from the Roman era, which were analyzed by many chemists and naturalists, especially during the Lorenese (French ducal of Lorena) period.

Scientific advances in Chemistry in the middle half of the 18th century allowed for essential research and experiments of the thermal waters that were realized thanks to the support of new theories, new methods and new instruments.

The study of these springs forsaw an understanding of the physical characterisitics of the water, in which the heat, the smell, and the taste were evaluated.

Chemical analyisis provided for knowledge of particular reagents to understand and breakdown the compostion of the waters, which in the end was to determine the therapeutic effects that aided in finding specific therapies for specific ailments.Still today the Rapolano springs welcome a large number of visitors thanks to the beneficial effects of its waters and the heavenly landscape that surrounds it.