Cerreto Guidi’s name is linked to the cerro (turkey oak) trees that once filled its woods, and to the feudal Guidi Counts who had built a castle here. The spot was chosen by Cosimo I dei Medici for a villa, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which hosts a painting gallery of works form the Medici collections and a large exhibition of multiple artworks ranging from antiquity to the 20^th century from the collection of antiquarian Stefano Bardini. The villa is also the site of the Museum of Hunting and the Local Territory.

Around the villa, in the “Village Ring,” the urban structure consists of concentric rings making up Cerreto Guidi’s characteristic historic center, and other marks left by the Medici include the Hunters’ House and the Medici Stalls or stables. Some must-sees during your visit: the Parish Church of San Leonardo, the Oratory of the Holy Trinity, and the Sanctuary of Santa Liberata dedicated to the town’s patron saint.