Museum Inglese

Welcome to the Museo Gotica Toscana, where history has left its mark.

September 1944: here in Mugello, the German 4th Parachute Division, entrenched along the Gothic Line, faced the 91st and 85th Divisions of the US Army. This was Operation Olive, launched in late August on the Adriatic coast. The American breakthrough succeeded — at the cost of 2,751 lives. After two more months of fierce fighting, the front froze in the mountains for seven long months, leaving deep scars across the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.

The MuGot tells the story of this phase of the war in Italy through authentic relics and soldiers’ accounts. It continues outdoors, on Passo del Giogo, where visitors can explore German bunkers and trenches along easy walking paths.

Thank you for visiting the MuGot — a living, ever-evolving open-air museum.