At about twenty kilometers from Villa Campestri Olive Oil Resort is the village of Scarperia, the historic town of Mugello. Founded in 1306, under the name Castel S. Barnaba, Scarperia was named because it was “the shoe” at the foot of the Apennines. The village is known since the Middle Ages, as well as the historic Palazzo dei Vicari, especially for the production of the famous knives. Continue reading →