Villa Auditore

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Auditore Family Villa

In his adventure, Ezio will discover the Auditore Family Villa, in the city of Monteriggioni. Perched atop a beautiful Tuscan valley, Monteriggioni has become run down and is badly in need of repair. Constructed in 1290, the Villa Auditore is an important medieval predecessor to early Renaissance architecture. The Villa’s wonderful symmetry and ordered geometry were a revelation for its time.

Not only concerned with aesthetics, Domenico Auditore, Ezio Auditore’s great-grandfather, designed his home to double as a fortress and training ground, looking out both over the city that it protects and the Tuscan plains.

After a Florentine attack in 1320 left the facade damaged, the present facade was erected and a painting gallery was added to the interior.

Domenico was more than just and architect and a warrior: he was also a skilled engineer. Hidden compartments and rooms with mechanisms blocking entry are several unique features of the building that make it a technological marvel as well as an architectural one.

Ezio is able to renovate both the town of Monteriggioni and the Auditore Villa. By investing in shops, Ezio can gain discounts to their wares, whilst improving the local economy. You may also choose to redecorate the Auditore Villa with famous renaissance paintings, weapons and armor, and store a variety of collected objects. These items increase the worth of the Villa, and so the revenue generated each 20 minutes grows. When the villa has been improved to 100% completion, it will yield 15000 florins every 20 minutes, with a chest capacity of 60000 florins. As the player invests in Monteriggioni, the Villa's outside appearance improves over time. Boards across windows are taken down, overgrown plants recede, and flags bearing the assassin symbol appear around the roof. While the shop's appearance will improve, Monteriggioni's citizens always seem to be poorer (in clothing) than their counterparts from the cities.

Claudia and Maria Auditore remain at the villa for the rest of the game. Claudia keeps records of Monteriggioni's income, while Maria prays in one of the bedrooms while you store feather collected in a chest.

Mario has an office that contains a wall-space where deciphered Codex Pages can be placed and pieced together.

Assassin's Sanctuary

The Assassin's Sanctuary

The Sanctuary is a hidden chamber located inside the family mansion of Auditore Villa.

The sanctuary was built by Ezio's great-grandfather along with the villa. Located inside it is a sort of Hall of Fame, there are 7 statues from the Master Assassins from the past. Built at alcoves, the statues form a semi-circle on the room. In the center alcove, a statue of Altaïr is locked behind 6 bars. On the statue's stand stone, the legendary Altaïr's Armor is set, protected by the locks from the 6 Assassin's Seals.

Revealed by Mario, the chamber and the statues include Persian, Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Chinese assassins monuments, representing the Middle Eastern, European and Asian orders from around the world.

Monteriggioni Family Crypt

Beneath the Family's mansion, is located the Monteriggioni Family Crypt, a place similar to the six Assassin Tombs Ezio finds throughout the world. While there is no major reward, he discovers information about Ezio's great-grandfather, his history as an Auditore and an Assassin, and the buildings of Monteriggioni.

There is 2,000 florins to be had at the end of the level - 500 florins more than any other Assassin Tomb - but the real reward and meaning of the place is the information about the origins of the Auditore family.