Monteriggioni, near Siena and Colle Val d’Elsa, is set atop a hill and is one of the best preserved walled towns in the world, maintaining its medieval structure as if time had never passed. Monteriggioni has a castle that was built for defensive purposes by the Sienesi between 1214 and 1219. It is referenced in Dante Alighieri’s “Divine Comedy”.
The roughly circular walls presents 14 towers that can be seen from a distance. The main piazza is the Piazza Roma and is dominated by a Romanesque church. Walk in the narrow streets and breath in the Middle Ages.The current structure of the village is essentially the original one, the only changes it went through date back to the 16th century when the towers were lowered and some earth accumulated at the base of the walls and another dating back to 1921 when 3 of the 14 towers were reduced to the level of the walls.Patrol the walls and 2 gates, one called the Franca or Romea Gate which faces Rome and the other known as the Florentine Gate
