Mugello

The Mugello, it seems like who knows where, in the mountains, but it starts only a few kilometers away north of Florence.

Mugello, a Tuscan region worth visiting

Villages full of charm and history - two of which, Scarperia And Palazzuolo sul Senio, in the Club of Most beautiful villages in Italy - expanses of woods, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, ancient villas and castles, the Mugello allows itself to be discovered little by little, hidden among the age-old shadows of its trees and among those even older than his mountains that rise up bristling, leafy, from the Florentine plain straight towards the Romagna.

When in summer the plain is drowned in heat, the Mugello is an idea of fresh green to be seized on the fly.

When in autumn, in winter, the plain is drowned in rain, the Mugello it's an idea of chestnuts on the fire, of tortelli, of smoking chimneys, of crackling wood, of snowballs, of fairs, celebrations and traditions that flow from mouth to mouth, from country to country, in a contagious, healthy happiness which is all of this unrepeatable a mix of Tuscany and Romagna.

What to see in Mugello

Mugello is the Medici Park of Pratolino; The Lake Bilancino; The Medici Castle of Trebbio, built by Michelozzo on commission from Cosimo de' Medici, where Lorenzo the Magnificent loved to hunt.

Mugello is the medieval village of Scarperia, with his beautiful Palace of the Vicars and his famous knife collection.

Mugello is Vicchio, where they were born Giotto And Beato Angelico; is the Medici Villa of Cafaggiolo; it is the Romanesque parish church of Saint Agatha. Mugello is the Chestnut Festival in Marradi, the town of Dino Campana; it is the enchanted village of Palazzuolo sul Senio, which seems to have come out of a Disney fairy tale;

Mugello is walks, climbing, riding, excursions, mountain bike.

Mugello is potato tortelli with ragù or with mushroom sauce, it's amazing chestnut cake that anyone who hasn't tried it doesn't know what they're missing.

Mugello is a intense dream of forest and morning dew, a fresh one dance of perfumes and strong flavors, like its land, its people. Missing out would be a real shame.

Read TuscanyPeople's Mugello Blog to learn more about this Tuscan wonderland.