Best places: Fortresses in Tuscany

Historic walls built to protect the city, now used as foot & bicycle paths with expansive vistas.

11th-century castle & wine estate, with guided tours of the Renaissance gardens & a small museum.

👍👍 You can walk the narrow stone streets of the town and climb to the castle. Nice Tuscan view there.

👍👍 My daughter got married in Csstellina in Chianti on 10th August 100 years ago. We were made so welcome. It was quite an emotional day. Thank you.

👍👍 Amazing town castle with a fabulous pasta making experience. This is by far one of the best tourist experiences I’ve had the pleasure of attending with my young family. The drive to the village is challenging with bends, chicanes and steep narrow passes. Beware as you drive the natural beauty of...

👍👍 Everybody should go to this place if they visit Montepulciano. By coincidence we had a map for the area and we saw that this place has all the wines from this area and you can taste them all! It's €2-3 per glass and they have amazing red wines to taste with a beautiful view. You can also buy bottle...

👍👍 This castle look fantastic, small but very storical, beautifull church there, many small and nice restaurants!i suggest for all tourists to visit it, view from the castle breathtaking!love this heart city!

Steep hiking trail to a 11th-century mountain-top fortress, known for its striking sunset views.

👍👍 Really impressed with this little place, incredible 360 panoramic views from the top but also really well maintained with lots of information boards in English about the castle and it’s history to read. Plus it’s only €3 so well worth the trip! Just be warned the steps get pretty steep 🏰

👍👍 A must see! Awesome fort with easy access for all. You can climb to the top from the wine store. Very high end wines, a paradise shop for wine enthusiasts.

1500s hilltop fortress offering sweeping vistas of the Florence skyline & frequent art exhibitions.

Imposing medieval fort overlooking the Medici port with tower ruins & by-appointment exhibitions.

👍👍 Beautiful ruins

👍👍 It worth the visit is stupendously restored with fabulous lighting inside, The walk all over it perimeters of the wall of the Fortress is let you see the wanderlust of the Tuscan landscape, including the two towers and the Spire of the Cathedral from there, is a place where they hold live music and...

👍👍 It’s free to visit, worth going to you’re in the area. Beautiful views of the mountains and towns nearby. Enjoyable to walk around. Would be a good location for a picnic and the high walls make it mostly safe for children. DON’T ATTEMPT TO WALK TO IT! We almost did, but due to time we drove (It has...

👍 Nice place with an impressive castle. Unfortunately there was no info at all when the bar is opening. Big pity!

😐 Stupefacente esempio di architettura medievale, la torre risale al 1228. Si può salire in cima alla torre attraverso delle rampe di scale (in tutto saranno 6 rampe). A parte la prima rampa un po’ ripida e verticale (ma ci sono appoggi e corrimano che ne facilitano la scalata in sicurezza), il resto...

👍👍 Gut erhaltene Spanische Festung aus aus dem 17. Jahrhundert. Wunderschöner Blick aufs Meer von Porto Santo Stefano. Kleines Museum mit vielen antiken Fundstücken. Leider kann man die Festung nur am Wochenende und an Feiertagen besichtigen. Sollte man aber unbedingt mal gesehen haben.