Getting there

How to get from Bologna to Monteriggioni

Monteriggioni, Siena, Tuscany
By car
About 1 h 55 min from Bologna
Railway station
In the comune; check the line from Bologna
Airport we time
Bologna (BLQ), 1 h 52 min by car

A circular Sienese fortress built between 1213 and 1219 on a natural hill, fourteen towers on a 570-meter wall, intact and unbroken.

Monteriggioni is in the province of Siena, a town of 9,991 people. There is a railway station in the comune. We do not hold timetables, so check Trenitalia or the regional operator for the line from Bologna and whether it needs a change.

First time driving in Italy? Read our complete manual: tolls, parking and the ZTL.

When to go

The best months for Monteriggioni: Apr–Oct.

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