Abbadia a Isola Fortified Abbey
The Abbadia a Isola fortified Abbey was built, as indicated in its name (Isola = Island), on the edge of a swampy…
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Tuscany is a land rich in history, legends and traditions rooted in distant eras. Its castles, ancient bastions of defense and symbols of power, tell stories of noble families, intrigues and battles that have marked…
Hermitage of Santa Lucia
Hidden among the woods surrounding Rosia, along the ancient road leading to the Castle of Montarrenti, stands one of the most fascinating…
Monteluco a Lecchi Castle
The Castle of Monteluco in Lecchi dominates the landscape of the Sienese Chianti from a hilltop at about 510 meters, in a…
Accarigi Castle
The ruins of the Castello degli Accarigi are located in the Montagnola Senese, about 10 kilometers from Siena. They are the remains…
Castelvecchio San Gimignano
Defining Castelvecchio simply as a “castle” is reductive: it is in fact a medieval fortified citadel, a true self-sufficient settlement with a…
Stigliano
Stigliano is an important medieval settlement, made up of three distinct hamlets: the Poggiarello, the Palazzo, and the Poggio. Its origins date…
Tarugi Tower
/en/francigena-road//en/sarteano-castle/It is a tall stone tower, isolated on top of a small hill with no other structure around it. Not much is…
La Villa Castle
There is little information about the Villa Castle, located in La Villa, just 8 kilometres from Monteriggioni. Situated opposite the most famous…
Della Magione Castle
The Castle of the Magione di Poggibonsi, stands on the banks of the Staggia stream, along the Via Francigena, an ancient road…
La Chiocciola Castle
The Chiocciola Castle was one of the many medieval fortresses that rose, and in large part still rise, in the district of…
Aiola Castle
The current villa is built on the remnants of the same-named castle, which the Sienese used as an important defensive stronghold and…
Terme di Petriolo Castle
Of this admirable example of fortified baths, we can still admire most of the 15th-century walled circuit, the three watchtowers (west, south-west…