It is possible to spot many kinds of wildlife such as roe-deer, deer, fallow-deer, wild-boars, porcupine, hawks, hares, pheasants and with a bit of luck the wolf. A few hundreds metres away, various offers can be availed of fishing, foot and horse trekking or mountain bike, along approved pathways (sentieri segnati C.A.I.) and the National Park and tracks and trails of the G.E.A. (Grande Escursione Appenninica) toward landscapes and places of rare beauty. In Winter one can climb on ice faced and excursions with snow-shoes.
In the vicinity one can visit several waterfalls such as the famous Acquacheta (described by Dante in his “canto XVI dell’Inferno”), or the ones of Calabuia, Pretella, Doccione, Pescino, also one can view the most prominent summits Mount Falterona (1654 m.), sacred to the Etruscans with the lake of Idols (lago degli Idoli), the beautiful beech-wood of the Spring of Borbotto and the source of the Arno River (described also in Dante’s Inferno), Mount Acuto (1481 m.) and Mount Falco (1658 m.).
One must not forget to see Passo del Muraglione (The Muraglione Pass) (907 m.) that takes its name from the great wall that was commissioned by the Grand Duke Leopoldo II in 1836, and gateway to the land of Romagna from which one can enjoy the spectacle of Falterona’s valley.
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Benedictine Abbey of San Godenzo, should not be misseed. There, in June 1302 the convention of the Florentine exiles Ghibellini and Guelfi bianchi in which Dante Alighieri took part to reconquer Florence. One must not forget the medieval bridge “del Cicaleto” of the XIV century.
In the visitor’s centre at Castagno D’Andrea, one can find a virtual museum of the medieval painter Andrea del Castagno.
There, also visits can be organized into the Park where one can acquire first hand knowledge of its environs.
In the territory of the Mugello at about 30 km. From Serignana one can find:
. ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE OF FRASCOLE - in the Dicomano council area, 20 km. from the medieval borough of Serignana , where numerous excavations have uncovered beneath the foundations of the antique Roman style church of San Martino al Poggio material dated from the VI century BC. And the 1st century AD, as well as the powerful quadrangular perimeter of an Etruscan building that was probably used as a defensive structure and a road check to the Casentino area. The most important find is a Fiesolan type stele. It’s about a funeral monument dated VI century BC well preserved; with a decoration bas-relief that represent a bearded figure that could indicate the presence of a sepulchre.
. THE LAKE OF BILANCINO - situated in the Barberino di Mugello council area, it is an ideal venue for the water-sports lovers such as canoeing , sail, windsurf, swimming. In the same area, has been created an oasis called “Oasi Del Gabbianello”, which is a strategic place for the migratory birds.
. INTERNATIONAL MOTOR-RACING TRACK MUGELLO - situated in the Scarperia council area at about 35 km. from the borough of Serignana, the official training track of the Ferrari where the races take place ranging from the race “Trofeo Pirelli” Italian Championship of Gran Turismo, and, most important the world motorcycle racing championship “Gran Premio Italiano”.
. GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB “Poggio dei Medici” - Golf field nearby the town of Scarperia. It was built in 1995 according to the American standard, and considered by most golfers one of the most beautiful and prestigious courses in Italy. 18 holes – PAR 73 putting green, and vast practice area.
