Spend A Day Exploring Marradi

Go on a wonderful day trip to the quaint town of Marradi in Tuscany and enjoy all the sights and attractions it has to offer.

It’s situated around 45 kilometres north east of Florence and lies close to other lovely towns worth visiting called Palazzuolo sul Senio and Borgo San Lorenzo.

Stay in a charming villa in Mugello with a swimming pool where you can explore Marradi and other superb towns, villages and attractions in this picturesque area of Tuscany.

Marradi is actually made up of a cluster of villages and hamlets including Abeto, Campigno, Popolano and Crespino. Start the day of exploration in Marradi with a visit to the secluded Hermitage Gamogna, a monastery founded by St. Peter Damian. Then walk around the Church of San Lorenzo which was redesigned in a beautiful neoclassical style in 1785.

Marradi is best known for its wonderful chestnut festival in October. Like other festivals in October in Tuscany, Marradi becomes a haven for locals and tourists alike. Smell the delicious scent of roasting nuts and other foods on offer to taste to warm yourselves up in the cold weather.

Travel to Marradi in style on an authentic vintage train that travels here from Florence on a regular basis. The area around Marradi is called Mugello which is famous for its chestnut production. These chestnuts are protected by the IGP (Indicazione Geografica Protetta) trademark.

At the chestnut festival in Marradi you can taste these chestnuts in every way possible; roasted, baked, sugared and even ground into a flour to make delicious bread. There’s also a delightful Christmas market in Marradi that can be visited by the vintage train from Florence so why not hop on board and travel to a truly authentic Tuscan town to taste its incredible produce!