Monteriggioni, Medieval fortress town in Tuscany, Italy.
Monteriggioni sits on a hilltop, encircled by 570-meter stone walls featuring fourteen square towers and two main entrance gates, north and south.
The Republic of Siena constructed this strategic fortification between 1214 and 1219 to defend against Florence and control the Via Cassia trade route.
The Piazza Roma contains a Romanesque church and Renaissance houses that belonged to nobles, representing the architectural evolution of the settlement.
Visitors can explore the medieval weapon exhibit 'Monteriggioni in Arme' and walk along the town walls for views of the Tuscan countryside.
The circular defensive structure appears in Dante's Divine Comedy, where the poet compares the fourteen towers to giants surrounding the infernal abyss.
Location: Province of Siena
Elevation above the sea: 200 m
Part of: Val di Elsa
Shares border with: Casole d'Elsa, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Siena, Sovicille, Castellina in Chianti, Poggibonsi
Address: Ufficio Turistico, Piazza Roma, 23, 53035 Monteriggioni SI 53035 Monteriggioni
Website: https://comune.monteriggioni.si.it
GPS coordinates: 43.38998,11.22359
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:16
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Palasport Mens Sana
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Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
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Badia of Santi Salvatore e Cirino
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Palazzo dei Diavoli
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San Leonardo al Lago, Monteriggioni
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Villa Celsa
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Villa Santa Colomba, Monteriggioni
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Santa Maria a Castello
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Villa di Stomennano
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San Marziale
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San Lorenzo
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Castiglionalto
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Castel Pietraio
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Santi Maria e Gervasio a Marmoraia
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Santa Maria Assunta a Staggia
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San Michele Arcangelo a Rèncine
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Santi Giacomo e Niccolò
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Villa San Chimento
8.4 km
Cippi to Enzo Busini and Giovanni Galli
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Santi Pietro e Paolo a Marciano
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Sant'Antonio del Bosco
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Sant'Ansano a Marciano
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Monument to the partisans of Montemaggio
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Borgo murato
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Mura di Staggia Senese
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