Exploring the Tiny, Hill-Top Town of Monteriggioni....
Centro storico di Monteriggioni的点评
点评:The tiny, hill-top town of Monteriggioni is an easy and popular day trip from Siena (it’s about 20 mins by car or bus). However its so small that most of the sights (the medieval towers and walls, the castle museum, and the small church of Santa Maria Assunta) can be seen in a very short time.
If you are staying nearby or in Siena, then it’s worth a visit but you really only need to allow an hour or so (maybe two if you want to stop for a drink or lunch in the main piazza).
We had no trouble parking at Parcheggio Cipressino, which is just outside the town walls. Even though it was quite busy and the cars seemed to move slowly, the car-park was large enough that we found a spot easily. It was only a 2 or 3 minute walk from here to Porta Fiorentina, the imposing main gate into Monteriggioni.
There are several nice little cafes and restaurants around the main square and a handful of boutiques and wine bars along the main street.
However the real attraction is climbing the medieval walls that completely encircle the town and walking around the top. I had planned to do this but in the end we missed out. It was such a hot day and the walkways were so exposed that we decided not to do it. I was reluctant to give up on the idea because this was the main reason I was visiting the town, but it really was too hot. If you have a choice, Id suggest visiting on a cooler day. Even though we missed out on this, the walls were still impressive to see. They stretch for over 500 metres and include 14 towers. The entire town is like a small fortress and everywhere we walked, the walls and towers loomed over us.
翻译:蒙特里吉奥尼 (Monteriggioni) 是一座坐落在山顶的小城,从锡耶纳 (Siena) 出发一日游非常方便,而且很受欢迎(开车或乘巴士大约 20 分钟即可到达)。不过,小镇面积很小,大部分景点(中世纪的塔楼和城墙、城堡博物馆以及圣玛丽亚阿松塔小教堂)都可以在很短的时间内游览完毕。
如果您住在附近或锡耶纳,那么蒙特里吉奥尼非常值得一游,但您只需要预留大约一个小时的时间(如果您想在主广场停下来喝一杯或吃顿午餐,可能需要两个小时)。
我们在城墙外的 Cipressino 停车场停车很方便。虽然停车场比较繁忙,车辆行驶速度似乎也比较慢,但停车场足够大,我们很容易就找到了停车位。从这里步行两三分钟即可到达蒙特里吉奥尼雄伟的主城门——佛罗伦萨门 (Porta Fiorentina)。
主广场周围有几家不错的咖啡馆和餐厅,主街上也有一些精品店和酒吧。
然而,真正的亮点在于攀登环绕小镇的中世纪城墙,并在城墙顶端漫步。我原本计划攀登城墙,但最终还是错过了。那天天气酷热,城墙步道又非常暴露,所以我们决定放弃。我其实很不情愿放弃,因为这是我此行的主要目的,但天气实在太热了。如果可以选择,我建议选择一个凉爽的日子前往。即便错过了攀登城墙的机会,城墙本身依然令人印象深刻。它们绵延超过500米,包含14座塔楼。整个小镇宛如一座小型堡垒,我们所到之处,城墙和塔楼都巍然耸立。