Representative photograph: Sweet chestnuts in their spiky husks. Photo: Edmund Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0
Day trip
Chestnut Trail
Gather chestnuts, roast them, and eat chestnut-flour pasta for lunch.
- Full day
- from Florence
- October to November
North of Florence, the Mugello's chestnut woods once fed whole villages through the winter.
The hands-on moment
Gather chestnuts, roast them, and eat chestnut-flour pasta for lunch.
The day
The full itinerary is being finalised with our host. Ask us for the details.
When to go
October to November
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