Antico Borgo di Sugame dates back to about 1200 AD as an inhabited location. The meaning of the name Sugame is unknown but it is shared with the adjacent pass over the hills between the Val di Greve and the upper Val d'Arno. 'Antico' means 'ancient' and 'borgo' means a hamlet or small village. Indeed, Sugame was just that, and the piazza which separates the two main buildings was the centre of this village, where the women worked or children played, just as they do today.
