Activities
- Cooking classes: cooking lesson
- Tastings: wine tasting
- Hot-air balloon: hot balloon for a special view

About 800 years ago, the people of Siena founded the village of Monteriggioni. Surrounded by walls 570 metres long and 12 metres high, this village served as the vanguard for the defence of the city. 800 years later at Monteriggioni is born the vanguard of comfort and relaxation.
The hotel Il Piccolo Castello is a four-star jewel immersed in more than two acres of parkland, situated only one kilometre away from the castle walls.
Where now stands the Ducareccia Restaurant and Il Piccolo Castello Hotel, in the centuries between 1200 and 1500, there were the soldiers camp who guarded the crossroads that the Castle of Monteriggioni dominated.
Until now the legend of ‘Ducareccia’ rumors among the people, it tells about a female figure who lived in the camp protecting, with her magic act, the soldier safety with rites and amulets.
Ducareccia distibuted spring water (now Fountain) controlling its purity, she took care of vegetable gardens by cultivating medical herbs. She also had the job of supervising the food by assessing its quality.
A comfortable and spacious dining room, elegantly prepared, welcomes our guests. The Winter Garden, a structure made of wrought iron and crystal glass, overlooking the pool, will surprise you.
Free with no intermediaries: your request will be sent directly to Il Piccolo Castello.