“I am strongly convinced of the need to support and promote new ways of using the sea – continues Nappi – especially when these are focused on environmental sustainability. Since my establishment we are constantly confronted with the operators of the fishing sector and we are carrying out a fruitful cooperation between the seafaring, the culture and the traditions of the territory. For me, all this means encouraging the development and economic growth of both the fishing sector and all related industries “.
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La Marzocco was founded by the Bambi brothers at the beginning of the last century. It derives its name and symbol from ‘il Marzocco’: the seated lion with the emblem of the lily of Florence, synonymous with victory and triumph. Giuseppe Bambi after having produced a model of coffee machine called “Fiorenza” for a customer, in collaboration with his brother Bruno, began to design and build machines on his own.
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But the real father of Mugello cycling is undoubtedly Gastone Nencini: nicknamed ‘Mystery’ – the origin of this nickname is unknown – or the ‘Lion of Mugello’. It was born in 1930 in Barberino di Mugello, in what used to be the village of Bilancino – which no longer exists because the artificial lake of the same name has taken its place. He was the winner of the Giro d’Italia in 1957 at a record average (37.486 km / h) which had remained undefeated for twenty-six years, and of the Tour de France three years later. In 1957 he came close to the great feat of winning both the Giro and the Tour in the same year.
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Today we can admire what the descendants of Piero Alessio Chini have created and what events in the passage of time have saved in the Museum of the Chini Manufacture in Borgo San Lorenzo and in the decorations of the buildings scattered throughout Italy and around the world.
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His grandfather Septimius opened a shoe workshop in 1921, where the shop still stands today. Settimio was sent to learn the trade at a very young age from a cobbler from Corso Matteotti, also in Borgo San Lorenzo. It was taken for granted for the young man to undertake this profession as his father was a hoof and other relatives worked the leather to make the saddles of the horses.
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The workhorses of the Naldoni family are many. For myself, some of the best potato Tortelli in Mugello are eaten here. Strictly handmade pasta with local eggs filled with a rustic potato filling. ‘Da Sergio’ you can taste the pork livers wrapped in their nets, now unavailable in the restaurants of the province, and cooked in the exposed rotisserie. And you can see Gianni cooking chickens, skewers, livers… live! A spectacle for the eyes, beautiful smell and taste.
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It is a particular area, located between the Arno Valley and the Mugello, crossed by the Sieve river and characterized by the presence of the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines. Chianti Rufina wine can only be produced in this specific territory. It is a sub-area of Chianti wine production and a logo that distinguishes the wine of this specific area.
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