Land of painters - the origins of the Tuscan landscape

This is a bike tour in the heart of Mugello in Tuscany, just a few kilometres north of Florence. The streets are immersed in nature, showing signs of a peasant culture that bares a rich history.

Cycle up and down the hills along the bike path, riding between farmhouses, fields and vineyards. The path runs alongside Romanesque churches, manor houses, and a Medici villa.

Enjoy a peaceful ride, admiring the typical Tuscan landscape. We will detour on the "painters' trail" for an opportunity to visit Giotto’s house and Cimabue's Bridge.

Reach easily Vicchio from Florence by train (about 50 min scenic journey through countryside).

We meet in Vicchio,a village with anscient origin, founded by the Florentine Republic in the fourteenth century, where great artists such as Giotto and Beato Angelico, lived their youth.

After an enjoyable walk through the village and around the picturesque lake we get the bike, the helmet and the water bottle and continues the ride on country roads between farmhouses,vineyards and olive trees into Mugello area,the homeland of the famous Medici family,and a land that’s rich in history with their medieval castles,romanesque churches and noble villas.

Travel to the places where great artists, such as Giotto and Beato Angelico, lived their youth. Take a close at the very place that influenced some of their most famous works, such as Mugello-inspired landscapes. Everyone holds special memories in their childhood home, and on this trip you will see where those memories were created for Giotto and Beato Angelico.

The itinerary crosses through the countryside of the pre-mountain Mugello hills. Cycle on paved and gravel track, which includes a surprisingly smooth assent and gentle slopes, giving us time to rest after each climb and enjoy the peaceful ‘land of painters’.