Palazzo dei Priori, Montalcino
Palazzo dei Priori, Montalcino historical timeline
Last updated on October 14, 2026- late 13th century, probably the 1280s, into the early 14th — the palace is built together with its tower.
- its first phase — the building serves as the Palazzo del Podestà, and the lower part is used as a salt store.
- then — it becomes the Palace of Justice, with the prisons inside it, and finally the Palazzo Comunale.
- — Siena surrenders on 17 April, and part of the Sienese take refuge at Montalcino, giving life to the Repubblica di Siena riparata in Montalcino.
- 1555–1559 — during that exiled republic the lower part of this building is converted into the seat of the mint. A state without a capital strikes its coinage in a former salt store.
- — Montalcino and its fortress surrender on 31 July, and the Republic of Siena ends.
- after the fall to Medici rule — the building is made to register the new regime: the lower part is transformed into a loggia, a statue of Cosimo I is placed just outside it, and the tower is raised by some courses of brick.
- until the end of the 19th century — this is where the captain of justice, the judge, the notary and the grand-ducal vicar administered justice.
- the 1930s — the structure is completely restored, with numerous modifications and the reopening of the windows of the two facades.
- a few decades ago — it ceases to be the town hall when the municipal seat moves to premises in Piazza Cavour, where the Comune di Montalcino is still based today, at Piazza Cavour 13.
Verified against Wikipedia, October 2026.