Hiking the Pilgrim Path from Siena to Monteriggioni, Siena

Hike along the scenic and famous Via Francigena pilgrim trail from Siena to Monteriggioni. This easy trek follows ancient paths used by pilgrims since the year 800 CE. People from across Europe followed the trail on their way to or from Rome when going on a pilgrimage was the goal of a lifetime. Walk on the same paths today, but with more comfortable shoes!

Along the way, you’ll visit one of the oldest churches in the province of Siena, the Romanesque abbey of San Salvatore and Cirino. This church still displays an intricate 15th-century painting on its main altar. Continue to the little hamlet of Monteriggioni, mentioned by Dante Alighieri in his "Divine Comedy." Dante compares the giants at the entrance of the Ninth Circle to Monteriggioni’s famous towers. He writes:

Because as on its circular parapets
Monteriggioni crowns itself with towers
E'en thus the margin which surrounds the well
With one-half of their bodies turreted 
The horrible giants.