[3] Much of its territory lies in the plain of the Arno river and has thus become an exurban sprawl around the city of Florence.

[4] Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born in the village of Anchiano, which is a part of the Metropolitan City of Florence.

Sights in Barberino di Mugello include Cattani Castle and Palazzo Pretorio.

Giovanni Boccaccio's hometown Certaldo is home to the Palazzo Pretorio and Boccaccio's House, while Vinci, birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci, houses a museum dedicated to the Italian polymath.

[7] Wholesale and retail is the largest sector in the Metropolitan City: As of 2008[update], almost 29% of the firms in the former Province of Florence were involved in it.