The Best Attractions In Colle di Val d'Elsa

Visit Italy! Best Places Travel Tips: Monteriggioni (Tuscany)

Visit Italy! In this video about travel tips Luca & Marina will show you the beautiful medieval town of Monteriggioni, Tuscany. Only a short drive from Florence or Siena, this town will amaze you if you get a chance to visit it.


Monteriggioni is a comune in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It borders on the communes of Casole d'Elsa, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Poggibonsi, Siena and Sovicille.[2] The town is architecturally and culturally significant; it hosts several piazzas, and is referenced in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, as well as a playable locale in Ubisoft's video game installments Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
Monteriggioni is a medieval walled town, located on a natural hillock, built by the Sienese in 1214–19 as a front line in their wars against Florence,[3] by assuming command of the Via Cassia running through the Val d'Elsa and Val Staggia to the west.

During the conflicts between Siena and Florence in the Middle Ages, the city was strategically placed as a defensive fortification. It also withstood many attacks from both the Florentines and the forces of the Bishop of Volterra. In 1554 the Sienese were able to place control of the town's garrison to Giovannino Zeti, who had been exiled from Florence. In 1554, in an act of reconciliation with the Medicis, Zeti simply handed the keys of the town over to the Medicean forces - considered a great betrayal by the town's people. From Wikipedia


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Places to see in ( Colle di Val d'Elsa - Italy )

Places to see in ( Colle di Val d'Elsa - Italy )

Colle di Val d'Elsa or Colle Val d'Elsa is a town and comune in Tuscany, Italy, in the province of Siena. It has a population of c. 21,000 As of December 2010. Its name means Hill of Elsa Valley, where Elsa is the name of the river which crosses it. Today, Colle di Val d'Elsa is internationally renowned for the production of crystal glassware and art (15% of world production), largely produced in the industrial lower town.

The area was settled by man from at least the 4th millennium BC, but first mentions of the city are from the 9th century AD. In 1269 it was the seat of a famous battle during the wars of Guelphs and Ghibellines and in 1479 it was besieged by Neapolitan troops. From the 14th century it was a possession of Florence and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany until the unification of Italy in 1860. In the 20th century it became an important industrial center. During World War II it was bombed by Allied aircraft.

The oldest part of the town is the colle alta, the higher part, with a well-preserved medieval center. The town developed along the river from the 11th century onwards, building an artificial canal to power various industrial activities, such as wheat mills and paper factories. The city is also famous as the birthplace of sculptor and architect Arnolfo di Cambio. A poet Isabella Cervoni was also born here.

The village is entered through the ancient and monumental Porta Nova and winds its long and narrow way in a sequence of fine 16th- and 17th-century noble houses (notable are Palazzo Usimbardi, Palazzo Buoninsegni and the Town Hall) to the Palazzo Campana, which marks the entry to the Castle, the oldest part of Colle. Here, the village is characterized by narrow paved lanes, 15th- and 16th-century noble houses (such as Palazzo Luci, Palazzo Morozzi, Palazzo Giusti, Palazzo Dini) and tower-houses, including the one where Arnolfo di Cambio was born.

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Colle di Val d'Elsa

Colle di Val d'Elsa means Hill of Elsa Valley, where Elsa is the name of the river which crosses it. The area was settled by man from at least the 4th millennium BC, but first mentions of the city are from the 9th century AD. In 1269 it was the seat of a famous battle during the wars of Guelphs and Ghibellines and in 1479 it was besieged by Neapolitan troops. From the 14th century it was a possession of Florence and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany until the unification of Italy in 1860. In the 20th century it became an important industrial center. During World War II it was bombed by Allied aircraft.

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STREET VIEW: Colle di Val d´Elsa in der Toskana in ITALY

Wir starten unseren Rundgang durch Colle di Val d`Elsa auf der Piazza Arnolfo und gehen dann den Berg hinauf. Zwischendrin können wir den modernen Lift von Il Baduardo nutzen und am Ende sieht man die Überreste der einstigen römischen Festungsanlage.

We walk through the beautiful city of Colle di Val d`Elsa in Tuscany in Italy with its beautiful houses and its legacies of the Roman Empire.

Tuscany Italy Travel Vlog - San Gimignano Monteriggioni Colle di Val d'Elsa - Drone Video

Tuscany Travel Vlog! One month in Tuscany - summer 2018.

Drone video of San Gimignano, Monteriggioni and Colle di Val d'Elsa.

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ITALY old centre of Certaldo Alto (Tuscany)

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This oldes part of Certaldo is made famous by the fact that Boccaccio lived here. It is just a small part which you can visit in about two hours.

Palazzo San Lorenzo: Historical palace Colle Val d'Elsa, Siena Tuscany

Palazzo San Lorenzo ( is located off the classic touristic itinerary, but strategically positioned to visit many places of interest.