The Mugello is an area North of Florence crossed by the Sieve river that includes nine towns: Barberino di Muggello, Borgo San Lorenzo, Firenzuola, Marradi, Palazzo sul Senio, San Piero a Sieve, Scarperia, Vaglia and Vicchio.

The territory of the Mugello is marked by an Apennine watershed along which natural resources and social traditions still existing and they are vital despite the many changes in this area over the last century. Even if the mountains of the Mugello are scarcely higher than 1,000 m. of altitude they are imposing and offer views on the beech grove, chestnut woods, oak woods and on wide grasslands from its passes. All this is accompanied by the constant presence of rocky reliefs and juniper bushes in a contest that is typically of the Apennines.
By crossing the countryside of the Mugello numerous buildings of the time can be seen, such as farm houses. They are characterized by a single layout and a four-pitched roof and they also have the same distribution of rooms. In effect, the kitchen and the stable are on the ground floor, while the bedrooms and the barn are on the first floor. Near the farm houses, the ancient wells the farmers used are still often visible and well preserved. Moreover, the area around the Sieve is the realm of the Chianti Rufina and of the Pomino, two very appreciated wines and cultivated following the farmers' local tradition.
Even if in the Etruscan-Roman times there were numerous settlements, it was in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance that Mugello played a certain political and strategic role testified by the great number of fortresses, castles and defensive structures that are scattered in the territory. In effect, the villages and the agricultural areas of the Mugello were at the centre of a dispute between powerful feudal families , such as the Ubaldini and the Guidi, and they were also a land that Florence, always trying to extend its power over the nearby countryside, wanted to conquer.
The hollow in Mugello experienced its period of population increase and economic development in the XIV century in the wake of Florence's growth and of the progressive interest the Mugello had from an agricultural, commercial and strategic point of view. The family of the Medici, a name connected to the most historical moments of the Florentine Renaissance, originated in these lands. During their story, the Medici left traces of their presence in the area.
The Villa of Cafaggiola, where Lorenzo The Magnificent spent long stays, as well as other buildings this family left as heritage, testify this. Giotto and Beato Angelico were also born in the Mugello. Today, the Mugello is also famous for its racetrack, where a world motorcycle championship and other important races and events connected to the world of motors take place every year. At the origins of the racetrack, there was a road race on a 66 km. track in the period of the great car races like the "Millemiglia". In the 60's, this competition became so famous that it organizers developed the project of a real racetrack carried out in the 70's. Currently, the raceway of the Mugello is also one of the main bases for Ferrari tests.