What is Mugello region?
'''Mugello''' is a landscape in northern [[Italy]]. Mugello is north of [[Florence]]. The Santerno River's valley is nearby. The two valleys are separated by the Futa Pass (a path or way to cross over the mountain between those two valleys). In ancient times it was on the border between the area settled by the [[Liguria|Ligurians]] (also called the Magelli tribe), the [[Etruscan civilization|Etruscan]]s and the [[Gauls]]. The [[Roman Empire|Roman]] colonization left very few signs behind because the Mugello was mostly an agricultural area. In the Middle Ages it was home to many castles. Later on, Mugello was taken over by the Republic of Florence. Several families of the city built villas (large houses) there. They were similar to ones built by the [[house of Medici|Medici]] royal family. ==Villages / cities== *Borgo San Lorenzo *Scarperia *Barberino di Mugello *San Piero a Sieve *Vicchio *San Godenzo [[Category:Tuscany]]