If, like us, your idea of a holiday is not just laying around for a week or two on a beach, Monteriggioni is for you: the countryside around Monteriggioni is ideal both for a weekend break or a long relaxing holiday.
The countryside and woodlands in this area offer great footpaths for long or short distance hikes or for mountain biking. In this way you can cover the routes followed by the pilgrims and the ancient travellers that of old would walk the Via Francigena.
If you feel like walking, then the choice is endless. There are many tracks and trails, most of them do not require any sort of preparation or training. The local authorise have in fact retraced some ancient ways, each with their own distinctive character, that lead the visitor to discover interesting sights preserved within the woodlands and countryside. These itineraries, better defined as "Gli anelli della Montagnola" - "the links of the Montagnola" are well described with their history and significance on display boards on the sites themselves, in various languages, the boards indicate geographic location plus historic and literary links. Finally, let's not forget our friend the horse, highly considered in the lands around Siena where you will find many stables and farms that cater to the tourist. Even if you aren't an expert horseman, you can enjoy trekking on horseback through fascinating scenery along stream and old ruins.