Rufina, for the Tuscans “The Rufina,” is a small town in the Province of Florence. This area between Val di Sieve and the Mugello which includes the municipalities of Dicomano, Londa, Rufina, Pelago and Pontassieve produces the Chianti Rufina, a red wine that has always been appreciated.

According to legend, San Miniato, beheaded on the Arno in the year 1250, picked up his own head and took it to the mountain where he lived as a hermit in a cave, and buried it in that place.

Every year at the end of September in Florence the celebration of the “Carro Matto” takes place, where the city recreates the moment of arrival of the fresh bottling of the newly harvested wine for the year, transported to Florence by cart and white oxen coming from the countryside.

The ancient manufacturing tradition of Mugello is made up of numerous different types of crafts, like the cutlers of Scarperia, the ceramic artists of Barberino and Borgo San Lorenzo, and the pietra serena of Firenzuola.

Florence is a city of many festivals and traditions that date back to ancient times, one of which is the Festa della Rificolona, or the Lantern Festival, which takes place every year on the 7th of September.

Rich in breathtaking landscapes and animals, Mugello is an extraordinary area where nature reigns. In the territory of Mugello a special species of hen, called the mugello hen— “Mugellese” or “Mugginese” in Italian— is bred. Many iconographic representations widespread until the mid 1900s testify to the historical presence of the “Mugellese” hen in the Tuscan […]

Just like it’s been every year in the past, the Fiera Calda will be held from the 31st of August to the 4th of September, one of the oldest popular traditions of Vicchio. As always, the Fiera Calda begins on the last Wednesday of August and finishes on the Sunday that comes thereafter.

If you find yourself vacationing in Tuscany this summer, you won’t even have the possibility of getting bored thanks to a summer calendar rich in events and demonstrations. From music to theater and from one festival to another of every type, here’s what to do in Tuscany this summer.