DANTE AND BORGO STOMENNANO

On the 11th of June 1254 in front of the church of Stomennano a peace treaty was signed between the warring towns of Siena and Florence, which resulted in Siena surrendering possession of Montepulciano and Montalcino to Florence.

One of the Florentine delegates was Maestro Brunetto Latini, tutor of Dante Alighieri, and it is said that the two visited Stomennano together years later and Dante was so struck by the sight of the powerfull towers of Monteriggioni emerging from the mist that he decided to mention them in the “Divine Comedy” in the XIII canto of Hell, describing them as giants emerging from the mud.

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