It is 1348. The plague has brutally hit Florence. A bunch of then younger individuals, seven ladies and three males, insurgent in opposition to the sensation of loss of life that's about to swallow them. They flee the town and discover refuge in an deserted villa within the Tuscan hills. Right here, between ethical doubts and the duties wanted to outlive, they kill time by telling one another tales till they may resolve to return. The tales are various - tragic, weird, humorous or erotic - however widespread and central to all of them is the feminine presence.