[Montalcino] Fortezza di Montalcino
Around the middle of the 16th century, the fortress became the last bastion of the Republic of Siena’s resistance against the Medici family’s conquest. The mighty outer rampart, ****which **dates back precisely to this period, covers the south side and was built by Cosimo I de’ Medici following the surrender of **Montalcino in 1559. However, its construction, carried out in order to reinforce the rest of the castle, did not change the appearance of the other parts of the fortress.