Delights on the road in Marradi

Marradi - From the Via Faentina station in Florence, take the train that crosses the Apennines to Marradi. The village is traditionally dedicated to the collection of chestnuts and the production of many derivatives. The chestnut festival is the opportunity to get to know them all. From marron glacé, to jams, aged cheeses in chestnut leaves to sweets and beer.

Feast well known and loved for the genuineness of the products, of which basic ingredients such as flour and chestnuts themselves are also sold, it is an opportunity to stay and explore the paths towards the Apennine peaks or in the ring. The chestnut woods inhabit the mountainous coasts almost to their summit, favoring the beauty of the paths. The town is also known for the house of Dino Campana who was born here and of which some verses are shown on plaques in the main ones. The inhabitants boast a legend concerning Dante's exile. He, fleeing from the Signoria of Florence, complained of the theft of his horse and in response to those who affirmed that honest men lived in the town he said: 'Gentlemen yes, but-radi', will it be true ?.