Medieval Tour of Monteriggioni & Val d'Orcia from Florence: Taste & History

Visit the heart of this village around that was developped the ancient Walls

Situated next to the Cathedral, it is composed by 3 Floors, created in Pietraviva, a typical Tuscan stone used for buildings.

A mediaeval village in the heart of the Brunello wine region of about 6,000 inhabitants, is beautifully situated on a 567-meter-high hill in the famous Val d'Orcia

The fortress has a new structure for the time of its construction as it had a pentagonal plan as opposed to the square plan adopted by the fortifications of a previous era. The fortress has a tower at each corner.

The Palace constitutes one of the most typical elements of the village. Built in the 13th-14th century, it has a high crenellated tower and a portico with lowered vaults where there is a 16th-century statue of Cosimo I dei Medici. On the façade and on the side facing the square it features numerous heraldic coats of arms of the podestà families who have governed the city over the centuries. The urban evolution of the village forced the building into the alleys of the center, depriving it of its original public space.