Monteriggioni

March 16


Monteriggioni


On Tuesday we visited one of the charming hill towns of Italy, a walled town called Monteriggioni, the home of the most renowned Festa Medievale of its kind in Italy. This festival is held each year in mid July. Built in the 13th century, Monteriggioni had very little work done until the 16th century and it is virtually intact. Today it exists entirely for tourists and pilgrims, although as late as the 1960’s it was a sleepy village of farmers and sheep herders. Once inside you are transported to a different time. Its shops, wine shops, and tasting rooms line narrow streets of cobblestone, and there are no vehicles, other than an occasional truck delivering goods. We stepped into the pretty Romanesque church that faces the main Piazza Roma. There are also restaurants and hotels. We found Monteriggioni restful and enchanting.