The small villages

In Monteriggioni the stone is grey, the countryside, divided into vineyards, olive groves, woods and arable land, is, depending on the season, green and yellow. Its ploughed land is red.
Monteriggioni is a border fortress 12 km north of Siena, an outpost against Florence. But it’s also a place where a widespread Etruscan presence left its mark, a place where pilgrims met in the Middle Ages on the Via Francigena. Still now we can see them stopping in hostels.

The route starts from the parking lot under the Castle: you reach the main door, and along its round circle you arrive at the other door that looks towards the Val d’Elsa. You enter the large square that once housed Sienese soldiers and mercenaries and you can admire the small Romanesque church dedicated to Santa Maria.
During the visit, I will tell you a story that will include the wine economy of the Chianti hills you can admire on the horizon, and the history of Siena, which was the protagonist in this area.