The village of Serre is perched on a hill behind a gate that opens in the valley of Sentino and Ombrone.

Since there is extracted from a travertine among the most valuable now quarries are partly decommissioned. The village of Serre is known for the presence of grancia, belonged the Hospital Santa Maria della Scala. Today grancia is partly open and suggestive for the architectural and historical value.

 

Serre was built around a Byzantine fortress built very likely during the war greek-Gothic (535-553). The castle, together with other works of military engineering, controlled the access roads to the village.

Later it became a Lombard settlement, and then residence of imperial castle.

Frederick Barbarossa strengthened its defenses, and Federico II assigned to the family feud as Cacciaconti, who took possession from 1234. In 1291 the possession was divided: Fazio and remained Cacciaconte owners Serre, but the City of Siena already accampava inquiries possessions.

After the battle of Benevento (1266), with the collapse of the Swabian power and the subsequent defeat of the party Ghibelline, Cacciaconti managed to sustain the Serre until 1269, after stettero on the defensive but in 1271-1272 were expelled from the castle, which fell under the rule of Siena. In 1276 the bishop of Cremona, Cacciaconte Cacciaconti, riebbe for his grandchildren possession of the castle, but from there a few years back to the town of Siena, but the Imperial Palace exercised his possession the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, perhaps as a result of a compromise between the City of Siena and the same Cacciaconti.

The Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala had property both within and outside the walls. The hospital acquired the remaining ownership of Cacciaconti in 1295, when Ghino di Tacco tried to conquer the castle. John Cacciaconti the last heir of the family, sold the Cassero of Serraia and other possessions to Siena merchant Giovanni de 'Rossi in 1373.

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