Porcigliano B&B in Mugello is just a few kilometers from Florence Area in Tuscany

The Mugello area and its history

The Mugello is a huge valley a few kilometres from Florence

Quaint, ancient, intricately constructed towns are situated fairly close to one another along the flow of the Sieve River. What was once an area dominated by important Etruscan developments later becomes, in Roman times, the site of numerous colonies and hamlets. Later the Guidi and Ubaldini families, the medieval lords of the territory, come into conflict with the city of Florence, which was expanding and searching for “new lands”. The territory witnesses a remarkable period of growth in the 14th century because the Mugello basin represents an extremely important strategic and economic asset for Florence.

The Medici route

Villa Medicea of Cafaggiolo, one of the favourite residences of Lorenzo the Magnificent, and a splendid example of Renaissance architecture; not far away the Trebbio Castle another magnificent construction, the Bosco ai Frati Convent with a precious woooden Crucifix by Donatello, the Fortress of San Martino (San Piero a Sieve)

The Parish Churches and Shrines

The romanesque Parish Church of San Lorenzo with its valuable Madonna attributed to Giotto (in Borgo S. Lorenzo), San Giovanni Maggiore Parish Church in Panicaglia and San Cresci in Valcava, the Parish Church of Sant' Agata, the most illustrious sacred building in Mugello and the Shrines of Montesenario, Madonna del Sasso and Madonna dei Tre Fiumi.

The old towns and small villages

Borgo San Lorenzo (main town), Vicchio (where Giotto was born), Scarperia (the famous knives of Scarperia , traditionally made for at least five centuries), San Piero a Sieve

The wine road

Following the course of the Sieve river we reach a hilly area famous since the Middle Ages for the production of two doc wines, Chianti Rufina and Pomino, and where we can follow an itinerary dedicated to the pleasures of wine by visiting ancient cellars and vineyards. Some of the historical wine cellars are inside the Castello del Trebbio, Castello di Nipozzano and inside the Torre a Decima.