Ethnographic Museum of the Forest in Orgia

The Ethnographic Museum of the Forest and Sharecropping in Orgia, in the municipality of Sovicille, conserves a collection of artefacts highlighting the ancient link between man and the forest, through the study of different trades which were practiced in the past: coal merchant, woodcutter and production activities, like the one related to producing chestnuts. 

The museum, housed in an agricultural hut, has a section dedicated to the forest, one to the area and one to the human settlements, with a collection of historical images, ancient work tools and oral testimonies.

The museum also offers a network of fully-equipped trails, which branch off towards the hills of the Upper Val di Merse, giving visitors the chance to retrace the tracks of the historic peasant presence and the ancient professions linked to the forest.