The Mugello is set in the Appennini, north of Florence, along the border with the Emilia Romagna region. Throughout the centuries, the Mugello region has always been an essential link between Tuscany and Emilia Romagna and, as early as the Middle Ages, it had become the summer resort of the most eminent Florentine families, first of which the Medici family. Towards the end of the XIV Century, the Mugello was the richest and most important land of the Florentine territory, scattered with strongholds and fortifications. It's a land of forests, springs, rivers and lakes. The most famous product of this area is the Marrone, the typical chestnut cultivated in chestnut forests at 300-900 meters of altitude without fertilizers, in the most natural and genuine way. Another typical product of this land, along with the common Prosciutto toscano, Salame toscano and Spalla is the Bardicchio, known for being the poor sausage of the Mugello, obtained by mixing the heart, the lung and the less valuable parts of the pork.