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How to reach “LE ISOLE MUGELLO”
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Highway
A1 Milan-Naples :
Exit at BARBERINO DI MUGELLO – after the tollgate follow
directions to Scarperia and Borgo S.Lorenzo – drive approx
5 km, with the Bilancino Lake on your righ, then turn left to
GALLIANO - after 4 km , pass over the Shell Petrol Station and
turn right to GALLIANO - keep on driving on the main road until
you reach S. AGATA – then follow the signs to LE ISOLE
for further 5 km.
From Florence:
SS Bolognese, about 35 km to reach Scarperia. Before getting
into Scarperia centre, follow direction to S. AGATA – and
then signs to LE ISOLE.
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Mugello area map
The Mugello
 Only
a few kilometres northern of Florence, the Mugello valley extends itself
through rolling hills and tall cypresses, surrounded by the peaks and
passes of the Appennines, here over 1000 metres high. The pleasant landscape
is rich of old churces, convents, Castles, Tuscan Villas and small villages.
The suggested itineraries expand through roads that bring to the towns
of Scarperia, Barberino del Mugello, San Piero a Sieve, Borgo San Lorenzo
and many others. The main attractions of the area are the Trebbio Castle
and San Martino Fortress in San Piero a Sieve, Villa Demidoff Park in
Pratolino, the Medicean Castle of Cafaggiolo, the Villa Schifanoia,
Montesenario Convent, the Vicari Palace in Scarperia. Since the Middle
Ages this territory has a tradition of hospitality and gastronomy, crafts
and agriculture, and was a recreation place for the noble Florentine
Families; now it is one of the growing Tuscan destinations for the international
Tourism. Farm Holidays, Sport and relax for the countryside and nature
lovers, getting away from everyday life and enjoying the pleasures of
this land.
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