Borgo San Lorenzo: The Town Where Mugello Does Its Shopping
Borgo San Lorenzo is Mugello’s market town — home to Tuscany’s largest Romanesque church, an Art Nouveau ceramics dynasty, and a dog who waited 14 years. A complete guide.
Firenzuola: The Town That Had to Start Again
Firenzuola was completely destroyed by Allied bombing in 1944 and rebuilt from scratch. Today it guards Tuscany’s finest grey sandstone and the largest German war cemetery in Italy.
Marradi: Where the Chestnuts Fall and the Map Gets Confused
Marradi is where Tuscany meets Romagna — a chestnut town that produced Italy’s wildest poet, hosts an October sagra reachable by vintage steam train, and moves at Slow City pace.
Palazzuolo sul Senio: Population 1,000, and That’s the Point
Palazzuolo sul Senio has 1,000 inhabitants, membership in Italy’s most beautiful villages, a medieval reenactment honoring feudal lords, and a quiet that modern life has forgotten.
Scarperia: The Town that Florence Built to Break a Dynasty
Scarperia is where Florence built a fortress, knife-makers perfected their craft for 500 years, and Brunelleschi’s only surviving clock still ticks. A complete visitor’s guide.
Vicchio: The Small Town That Made Two of the Greatest Painters in History
Vicchio gave the world Giotto and Fra Angelico — two painters who changed Western art. It also hid a radical priest, a rebel school, and Tuscany’s newest wine region.
Meet Paolo Cerrini: The Goldsmith Who Gave Mugello Its Wine
Paolo Cerrini left his Florence goldsmith workshop to plant Pinot Noir in Mugello — a region no one considered wine country. His Il Rio winery helped start a quiet revolution.
3 Days in Mugello: The Valley Florence Doesn’t Tell You About
A 3-day Mugello itinerary covering Giotto’s birthplace, Renaissance knife workshops, chestnut villages, Pinot Noir wine, and the MotoGP circuit — all 30 minutes from Florence.
Mugello: Florence’s Green Backyard Nobody Told You About
Mugello is the mountain-ringed valley 30 minutes north of Florence where the Medici originated, Giotto was born, and tortelli di patate are a way of life. Your complete guide.