Educational farms in the Mugello area are a popular and well-established part of the local landscape, located in the heart of Tuscany. These are working farms that open their doors to schools, families, and visitors, offering hands-on experiences in close contact with nature and animals. Their goal is to share knowledge about rural life, farming, and animal care through engaging and practical activities. Goats, chickens, rabbits, donkeys, horses, and other farm animals play a key role in educational paths that combine learning and play.
Activities vary and may include bread-making workshops, milking, cheese production, gardening, harvesting seasonal fruits, and guided walks through fields and woods. Each farm has its own character and focus, but all share the values of environmental respect, seasonality, and rural traditions.
While the experiences are especially designed for children, they also involve adults, families, and school groups in moments of discovery, sharing, and fun. It’s a way to slow down, disconnect from urban life, and reconnect with the land and the simplicity of country living.
Educational farms in Mugello are more than just places to visit — they are true open-air classrooms where learning comes through doing. An ideal experience for those seeking authenticity, environmental education, and a genuine taste of life in the Tuscan countryside.
AGRITURISMO PALAZZO VECCHIO
Via Piazzano, 41 – BORGO SAN LORENZO
The visit introduces guests to the “world of milk,” starting from the stables to the milking process. Lunch and product purchases are available.
📞 +39 333 9978977 / +39 328 0725857
📧 info@palazzovecchio.eu
🌐 www.palazzovecchio.eu
🕒 Opening hours: April to October, by reservation only.
AZIENDA AGRICOLA L’OASI
Via Rupecanina, 43 – VICCHIO
Hands-on workshops, outdoor activities, visits to the vegetable garden and animals, forest walks, and meals/snacks with local and farm-made products.
📞 By reservation: +39 328 5393316
📧 elena.barbugli@gmail.com
🌐 www.fattoriadidatticaloasi.wordpress.com
AZIENDA AGRICOLA IL MURETTO
Località Boccagnello, 22 – VICCHIO
Spend a day discovering the magic of farm life. Enjoy a lunch mainly with farm-sourced products, tour the farm, and visit the animals: children can see, learn about, pet, and care for chickens, rabbits, donkeys, goats, and sheep.
📞 +39 348 735 5125 – Reservation required
📧 info@ilmurettoagriturismo.com
🌐 www.ilmurettoagriturismo.com
🕒 Open: Saturdays and Sundays
AZIENDA AGRICOLA LA BEEO BAITA
Frazione Carbonile, 57 – DICOMANO
Interactive workshops and educational experiences for children, youth, and adults of all ages. Activities include exploring the natural and farming world, as well as creative workshops: baking, yoga, painting, photography, gardening, wood carving, practical beekeeping, and more.
📞 By reservation: +39 327 7894156 / +39 392 3134058
🌐 www.labeeobaita.it
📧 labeeobaita@gmail.com
FATTORIA RONCATICCIO
Strada Ischieti, 7a – SAN PIERO A SIEVE
Restaurant open daily by reservation, followed by activities for children.
📞 +39 377 124 7135
📧 fineschi5b@gmail.com
NOCCIOLIERI DEL MUGELLO
Via di Valiano, 33 – BARBERINO DI MUGELLO
Guided tours of the hazelnut grove available by reservation, followed by a visit to the processing facility to learn about each phase of hazelnut transformation, ending with a tasting session.
📞 +39 371 6806707
📧 info@nocciolieridelmugello.it
