La Marzocco makes the espresso machines found in specialty coffee shops worldwide — those substantial, beautifully engineered machines with the twin group heads are almost certainly La Marzocco. Founded in Florence in 1927, the company moved its manufacturing operations to this facility in the Mugello, just outside San Piero a Sieve, and has been based here ever since.
The factory is not a tourist attraction in the conventional sense, but La Marzocco occasionally runs tours and maintains a small showroom for visitors. Coffee enthusiasts sometimes make a deliberate detour here on the way to or from Florence. The headquarters building is visible from the main road, identifiable by the company's lion logo.
If you are visiting without a pre-arranged tour, it is worth calling ahead to check what is accessible. The company has in recent years invested in its visitor offer, partly in recognition that its machines have developed a following well beyond the professional trade.