The Mugello is not a single destination. It's a region 40 minutes from Florence where layers of history, sport, art and food coexist in the quiet of the hills. Pick the soul that interests you most — or let all six surprise you.
At Vespignano di Vicchio, ten minutes from here, a small boy was drawing a sheep on a stone when Cimabue passed by. From that moment Western painting changed direction. The Mugello is the cradle of the Renaissance, off the postcards: Giotto, Fra Angelico, Andrea del Castagno were all born in these valleys.
Learn more →The Mugello Circuit is a few kilometres away. Home to the Italian MotoGP Grand Prix, run here every year since 1994, famously described by Mark Webber, after a Red Bull test, as a place where "ten dry laps are worth a thousand at Abu Dhabi, in terms of satisfaction".
Learn more →The ancient Flaminia Militare cuts across the Apennines from Bologna to Florence. Walkers come from across the world to follow it, one day at a time.
Learn more →Mugello cooking is rustic and generous. Valley trattorias where tortelli are still rolled by hand, roasted chestnuts on village streets in autumn, Colli Fiorentini wines in the glasses of whoever came to celebrate.
Learn more →The Mugello was a front line and a land of Resistance. Bianca Bianchi was born here — partisan, and the first Italian woman elected with more votes than Pertini. Monte Giovi, the Lavacchini Brigade, don Milani in Barbiana: memories still alive.
Learn more →The Mugello is the Tuscany that breathes slowly. Hills rolling down to the Sieve river, chestnut and oak woodlands, paths that climb to the top of Monte Giovi to see the whole valley at once. The loudest sound here is the wind through the oaks — or, in spring, the call of the cuckoos.
Learn more →Six ways to experience this valley. Your choice, our Mugello.
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For official information on the area: the Tourist Office of the Unione Montana dei Comuni del Mugello. mugellotoscana.it