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Scarperia e San Piero

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Zebra48boScarperia from Il Palagiaccio CC BY-SA 4.0
SailkoBosco ai frati, chiesa, esterno 01 CC BY 3.0
Matteo TaniIMG 0351 Scarperia PalazzoPublic domain
Mongolo1984Oratorio della Madonna del Vivaio (Scarperia) 1 CC BY-SA 4.0
SailkoPieve di sant'agata di mugello, chiostro 01 CC BY 3.0
Anna.MassiniScarperia e San Piero - Palazzo dei Vicari - 2024-09-01 08-03-51 001 CC BY-SA 4.0
MassimilianogalardiScarperia-Scarperia-Palace of the Vicars-tower CC BY-SA 3.0
Mongolo1984Via degli Dei, Scarperia e San Piero, Pieve di San Pietro (San Piero a Sieve) 01 CC BY-SA 4.0
SailkoVilla medicea del trebbio, 10 CC BY 3.0

Scarperia, a Mugello borgo north of Florence, is known for knives made by family workshops. The village is now joined with San Piero a Sieve in a single municipality, whose countryside holds the Medici villa of Il Trebbio, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nearby, the Mugello Circuit hosts the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix.

Highlights

Palazzo dei Vicari in the centre of Scarperia (IT)
Handmade knives from Scarperia's family workshops
Villa medicea del Trebbio, a UNESCO-listed Medici villa
The Mugello Circuit, home of the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
The Via degli Dei trek from Florence to Bologna, over the Osteria Bruciata pass (IT)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Scarperia e San Piero (IT), Scarperia e San Piero (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 12,001

Things to see

Oratorio della Madonna dei Terremoti (IT)
Villa Panna (IT)
Madonna del Vivaio (IT)
Museum of cutting blades and Palazzo Vicari (IT)
Oratorio di Poggio di Petto (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Peter Religious · 29 June

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Scarperia e San Piero). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Tuscany

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

mike packardBistecca alla fiorentina-01 CC BY-SA 2.0
Bistecca alla fiorentinaDishSteak from Chianina cattle of the Chiana Valley or Maremmana
Ta4e NegodueRibollita Siena CC BY-SA 4.0
RibollitaDishReboiled soup of bread, cannellini beans and black cabbage
Heather KatsoulisItalian Panzanella CC BY-SA 2.0
PanzanellaDish
fugzuRaw pici CC BY 2.0
PiciBread and pasta
OneArmedManLardo di ColonnataPublic domain
Lardo di Colonnata (IT)Cured meat
Helge HøifødtFinocchiona from Tuscany CC BY-SA 3.0
FinocchionaCured meat

Adapted from Wikipedia (Tuscan cuisine, Cucina toscana). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

8 places to stay within 3 km

B&Bs and guest houses 4
Hotels 2
Hostels 2

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: Terme dell'Agriturismo · ~1 h 05 by car
Thermal spa: Antico Stabilimento termale "Terme Alte" · ~1 h 11 by car

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Nearby member villages

Palazzuolo sul Senio · 21 km
Brisighella · 42 km
Dozza · 45 km
Poppi · 46 km
Castelfranco di Sopra · 47 km

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