The town of Capraia e Limite takes its name from its two main centres and it is in the province of Florence, between the right bank of the Arno river and the slopes of the mountain Montalbano. It has a population of 6000 inhabitants.

The name Capraia seems to derive from "Cerbaria", an ancient Latin toponym that indicated that this place was rich in deer and was, therefore, a hunting place. Instead, the name Limite comes from its position between Pistoia and Florence. The Archaeological Park of Montereggi, the XII-century Castle of Capraia and the Villa di Bibbiani can be admired in Capraia e Limite.
Around the Bronze Age (XII century B.C., approximately), the territory of Capraia e Limite was already inhabited, as showed by numerous manufactured articles and pottery found during some excavations near Montereggi.
Some interesting traces of the Etruscan civilization have also been found in the same place and they indicate that the Etrurians established a flourishing trade in this area, which was later dominated by the Romans and populated by the Longobards for a short time. The latter, renovated numerous Etruscan buildings and they eventually abandoned them around the IX century.
The history of Capraia and of Limite are chronologically different. Capraia surely developed earlier and acquired more importance during the Middle Ages, thanks to its raised position.
It was a feud of the Alberti, one of the most illustrious families of the Florentine rural aristocracy, and it was one of the targets of Pistoia and Florence for a long time. In 1203, the latter built the castle of Montelupo just in front of Capraia.
After Florence conquered Pistoia, the fights between Guelfs and Ghibellines started in the area near Capraia. In the end, the Ghibellines won. Limite, instead, has origins that are more recent. In 940, its owner, Guido Guidi, gave it to Pistoia by means of an act and the Republic of Florence bought it in the IX century. It is rich in wood because of its closeness to Montalbano and it is fit for sheep breeding. It has always been a destination for the inhabitants of the neighbouring villages.
Moreover, it was able to consolidate its privileged position in river trade and in the construction of boats during the centuries, since it was near the Arno river. In 1874, it became the municipal seat of Capraia e Limite.
As other towns in the Florentine territory, Capraia e Limite was very active in the battle to free Italy from the Nazi-Fascist occupation. The territory of Montalbano, that is rich in forests, was the ideal refuge for the Partisans, who organized their guerrilla and sabotage actions here. Unfortunately, the price the inhabitants of Limite paid was the deportation of many of them to concentration camps in Germany.
In September 1944, once freedom was conquered, some workers of Limite volunteered to rebuild the two cities devastated by the war.