On Saturday 11-Oct we left the Volterra B&B early to visit a jeweler, Fabula Etrusca, and see the near-by Roman theater. Both were successfully visited and we set off for Siena, but stopping first at San Gimignano.
After strolling through the streets of the San Gimignano fortress and having lunch on a veranda overlooking the distant countryside we drove on towards Siena. John was looking for a “agro-tourism” B&B as we cruised the backroads. Nearing Siena we found a prominent fortress dominating the skyline so naturally we headed straight for it: Monteriggioni.
As we found out, Monteriggioni was built in the 13th century to help protect Siena’s flank, and it did so through many battles & assaults. The intact fortress covers a small hilltop and has a commanding view of the surrounding area. Within the walls is a small tourist-based community and a large square. The place is mobbed most days but clears out at night with several restaurants to choose from. We stopped at the Tourist office & they gave us a list of Hotel & B&Bs which John used to hunt down a beautiful accommodation within the medieval fortress with Olie Ingo, Via Matteotti 7, Monteriggioni.
We liked it so much that we decided to stay two nights. It was an upstairs apartment on a back street under the shadow of the fortress walls with a large bedroom and queen size bed, a roomy hall bathroom and a front sitting room. Outside was a private patio in the garden. We paid 85e a night.
B&B Olie Ingo, Via Matteotti 7, Monteriggioni, Italy
Fortress Monteriggioni, Italy
Sunday services outside chapel, Monteriggioni, Italy
Sunday services outside chapel, Monteriggioni, Italy
outside Monteriggioni, Italy
B&B garden patio, Monteriggioni, Italy
Roman theater, Volterra Italy
Jewler, Volterra Italy
Lunch in San Gimignano.
San Gimignano
San Gimignano
On the Go with John and Jessie 