The Cafaggiolo Castle in Mugello



The Cafaggiolo Castle is one of the Mugello Castles . If you have booked for your holidays in Tuscany a villa in Mugello You won’t have to drive long to get there, and even if you have rented an apartment in Florence, a day trip in the Mugello countryside will not require you much time and i twill make you spend a special day, in the quiete and peace of the Florentine province.

The Cafaggiolo Castle was one of the favourite mansions of the Medici family, whose native land was the very Mugello: the castle was the place where illustriuos personalities would meet and wedding cerimonies and feasts were often celebrated here. As soon as you visit it you will understand why: it is indeed considered one of the biggest masterpieces of the Reinassance architecture and it is surrounded by a beautiful garden.

Still today the Cafaggiolo Castle is seat of conventions, sfashion shows, exhibitions, and it is possible to book it for weddings as well. If you feel like treating you although you don’t have anything special to celebrate, you can make your day special and stay at the castle for aperitiv sipping some wine in an absolutely exceptional place.

If you are fond of cooking and in particular if you are eager of learning some Italian recipies and maybe some Reinassance meals, those which were famous at the times of the Medici, you can register at a cooking class held right in the castle kitchen, the same one used at the times of the Medici. When you come back from your holidays in Tuscany, you might surprise yourfriends and relatives with an absolutely special dinner. Why don’t you take the chance to try?

 

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