Leaving Florence along the via Bolognese you reach Pratolino and it is from here that the visitor can start to trace the heritage of the Medici family. The Medici, originally from the Mugello owned vast acres of land, houses, towers, villas and castles. Continuing along the via Bolognese, once you have gone through the village of San Pietro a Sieve, where there is the16th century fortress of St.
Martin, built by command of Cosimo - the first Grand-duke to protect the Mugello valley, you reach Scarperia and its 14th century Palazzo dei Vicari .This building whose facade is adorned by the coats of arms belonging to the Vicars, whose origins date back to the Florentine republic houses the Museo dei Ferri taglienti - a collection of sharp iron Medieval war weapons.
Scarperia is also well known on account of the large quantity of feasts, exhibitions and village sagre (local gastronomical feasts) which are organised every now and again throughout the spring and summer.
The villa (300 m2) is situated at the entrance of the town of Scarperia on the town road and is suitable for winter rentals. Equipped garden with swimming-pool (4x8).Car park with automatic gate.
DISTANCES: approx. 200 m from the square where Palazzo dei Vicari is located (all kinds of shops, bus stop) and approx. 200 m from a tennis court, 2 km the motor-racing track of the Mugello, approx. 30 km from Florence (40 minutes by bus)