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Pro
Lovely, well kept medieval castle
Con
Full of tourists
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Sometimes good things come in small packages!
Beausoleil Says: You can park your car in either of the two parking lots, Then you walk into the village via a very large gate between two towers in the city wall. If you continue straight ahead, you will walk through the entire village (very quickly; it's small) and there is another gate on...
Beausoleil Says: The first and second week of July is "The Monteriggioni Medieval Festival" and you can get all the info from the Office of Tourism in Monteriggioni at the web site listed below.We were there a month early so didn't see it, but they have characters in costume, dancers...
Beausoleil Says: The views from the city gates are spectacular and the views outside the wall are too. However, climbing the ramparts gives you more height so more view. The fun part is that you can look both ways. You can look at Chianti outside the walls . . . just like all those photos...
Cristian_Uluru Says: This church located in Piazza Roma, was built in the 13th century. It has Romanesque-gothic features and is composed of a single nave with apse. The facade is made with travertine, is dominated by a portal which is surmounted by an archivolt with a slightly gothic arch. On...
Cristian_Uluru Says: The main square of Monteriggioni is called Piazza Roma. Here you can see some buildings made in the 13th century and the nice church.
Porta Romea and Porta San Giovanni
Cristian_Uluru Says: The town of Monteriggioni is very simple: there is a main road that connected the two gateways of the wall: Porta Romea which connected the town to Siena and Porta San Giovanni which connected the town to Florence.
Cristian_Uluru Says: The wonderful and interesting fortified wall of the town was built between 1213-1219 to protect the town of Siena from Florence. The wall was rebuilt in 1260 after the smashup made by Florence in 1244. The wall is all around the town and it is 570 meters long. Along the wall...
baronedivandastad Says: If you bother to hover around the side streets of Monteriggioni, you'll notice this house (it's built of bricks of different colour). It happens to be the oldest in Monteriggioni, dating back still from the 1200s. If you observe well you can recognize some typical medieval...
baronedivandastad Says: Porta romea was built in the year 1213, as the rest of the walls. It is the gateway to Siena along the old Via Francigena, or the road to France, along which the village was built already in Roman times.It was the Sienese, however, who transformed the village into a...
baronedivandastad Says: The walls were built for the first time between 1213 and 1219, and re-inforced several times thereafter until 1545. The walls are 570 metres long and boast 14 well-kept towers, seven of which were heightened after the original construction project took place.A stone...
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La Leggenda dei Frati: La Leggenda dei Frati
myriam_c Says: Definitely not the typical tourist restaurant. First class haute cuisine, very stylish decor and service. Rather expensive! A glass of Prosecco (on the house!)Antipasti: mini-panino con pappa al pomodoro; sformato di cardo con passatina di fagioli; lardo di colonnata con...
Il Piccolo Castello: Il Piccolo Castello
myriam_c Says: Large restaurant with nice garden terrace. Food was not especially great, service was rather bad. Expensive place, especially their wines!Public: mostly wealthy tourists who stay in the Picollo Castello Hotel. I don't remember what I have eaten, so probably nothing special.
PALLINA Says: Right in the main square, we believe this place to be very touristy and expensive. Well, it was not that cheap (tell me what is still cheap in Tuscany) but it worhted. Very lovely ambience in a sort of cellar, good Tuscan traditional dishes and a good choice for Tuscan...
Il Feudo: Great location and good food
Beausoleil Says: This is a restaurant attached to a B&B right on the main square of Monteriggioni. The food was excellent but the real fun was watching all the activity on the piazza during lunch. A worker on break from a nearby store had his little dog and they put on quite a show for all...
Il Piccolo Castello: Homely food and atmosphere in the castle
baronedivandastad Says: Haven't been in this place for maybe seven years, but when I last went the food was of the very traditional type, and cheap too! The ambience was cosy, if not luxurious, and the service polite and friendly.I hear from friends that the place is still good but try it at your...
Il Pozzo: Excellent sienese fare since the seventies
baronedivandastad Says: I first went to Il Pozzo when I was 8 years old after my Communion, and have always returned regularly. Its offer is centered on the typically sienese fares, from game to mushrooms, from wild boar to beans pasta. A solid wine list, great ambience and smooth service add to...
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Take care when walking inside Monteriggioni, especially when it rains. The cobblestone is quite slippery and in some places (such as near the northern gate) the slopes are very steep.
Uomo avvisato, mezzo salvato! :o)
Written Jul 30, 2005
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At around 800 metres, the Monte Maggio (May Mountain) is the tallest hill around Siena, and can be seen from everywhere, including Monteriggioni, which is built on top of another smaller hill just a few kilometers east.
The mountain has excellent hiking tracks, as part of the natural reserve of the Sienese Montagnola (small mountain - you can't say we Sienese are too creative with names!).
During the Second World War the mountain staged a tragic event, where seventeen local youngsters who were resisting the Germans (partigiani) were shot dead in cold blood by German soldiers. The house near which this tragic event happened has now been resored and hosts an information and rest point for hikers.
Beware when hiking during the hunting season as you may be mistaken for other sorts of wildlife. Always go with a local or ask the guides at the park information posts.
Written Jul 30, 2005
Helga67 Says: We were driving from the north after visiting San Gimignano and heading towards Siena in the south when suddenly we had this great view of a fortified town on top of a hill, winking us to have a short stop-over.
baronedivandastad Says: The Sienese transformed Monteriggioni from a quiet little countryside village into one of the sturdiest strongholds of their Republic (yes, we had a republic already in the 1200s).The war between Siena and Florence lasted almost 300 years, from 1260 when Siena gained...
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Just north of Siena lies a lovely small fortified town with a Romanesque church, a charming hotel, some restaurants, wine shops and art shops. A nice stop-over on your way to either Siena or San...
This little castle was built in the early 1200 and was so important to deserve a mention in Dante's comedies as the town that crowns itself with towers. Given its strategic position, it's been under...
A very small city, proud of its 14 towers. One main piazza, a few cobblestoned streets, a church, a few restaurants. That's about it in this charming little place.
The nice village of Monteriggione is located on a hill and you can recognize it from its walls. The town is one of the best example of fortress with wall in Tuscany. Enjoy your visit!!
A Walled City . . . with 14 towers
A friend gave us a book that had a small article about Monteriggioni so, since we were in Tuscany, we decided to find it. It is out in the countryside with no town attached, just the medieval walled...
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