| Page Views: 1,852 Last Visit to Monteriggioni: June, 2005 | Castle - under siege by baronedivandastad - last update: Jul 30, 2005 |
| It's not going to rain yet. |
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 siege practically forever until the end of the war between Florence and Siena in 1555. The siege continues today in terms of Central European and American tourist vans that invade it with their troops from June to September.
It still is acceptable during cold and wet winter nights, when it retains its exquisite medieval atmosphere and witnesses no-one in sandals sipping cappuccino at 3 pm. |
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| Pros: | "Lovely, well kept medieval castle" | | Cons: | "The swarms of tourists in the summer." | | In A Nutshell: | "Go there in November." |
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iandsmith Sat May 12, 2007 22:34 UTC
Interested to hear your views as it was one of the few places in Italy I couldn't get overly excited about. | beaches22 Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:02 UTC
Il Pozzo IS STILL GREAT! I was there two years ago (2004) and will go there this fall, 2006. It has the best Osso Buco I've had in Italy! Very friendly service and very attentive. | hivaoa1 Sun Sep 25, 2005 13:11 UTC
vieni dehhhhhhh, ma le foto di Livorno un ce le metti? boiaaaaa | kiwi Wed Sep 7, 2005 22:09 UTC
That house is very old! And a war that lasted 300 years, phew!! Another special little corner of Italy, thanks for taking us there, Pam . |
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