Villa Auditore

The Villa Auditore was a familial home and stronghold of the Auditore family, located within the city of Monteriggioni, in Toscana. Constructed by Domenico Auditore in 1290, the Villa remained home to the Auditore family up until the turn of the 16^th Century, when it was heavily damaged during the Siege of Monteriggioni.

During the ownership of Mario Auditore, the Villa became rundown and in desperate need of repair; the arrival of his nephew – Ezio Auditore da Firenze – in 1476, heralded a rebirth for not only the Villa, but the city of Monteriggioni as well.

History

Domenico Auditore designed the Villa not onaly as a home, but as a fortress and training ground for the town. The building itself was filled with hidden compartments and rooms, whilst the grounds catered to a number of different uses. In 1296, Domenic constructed the Auditore Family Crypt; although initially unconnected, the construction of an escape route from within the Villa brought the two constructions together.

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

By 1436, the Villa hosted the newest generation of Auditore assassins; the brothers Mario and Giovanni Auditore. Following the death of their father and Giovanni’s departure for Florence, the Villa fell into the care of Mario. Despite his love for the Villa, it fell into disrepair along with the city it protected. It would not be until the arrival of Mario’s nephew in 1476 that the Villa’s future would begin to look bright once more.

Following the execution of Giovanni Auditore and two of his sons, the third son Ezio – along with his mother and sister - fled Florence for Spain, waylaying in Monteriggioni for what was intended to be a short stay. However, with Ezio’s induction into the Assassin Order, responsibility for the repairs of the Villa fell onto him.

Although the exact length of time it took for the Villa to be rebuilt is unknown, by 1499 it was once again an opulent structure. On January 2^nd 1500, however, that changed rather fast. That day, Cesare Borgia’s Papal forces besieged Monteriggioni, devastating the town and Villa. The Villa was abandoned briefly, but soon fell back into Auditore hands once more, where it remained until at least 1554.

In the year 2012, Desmond Miles, Lucy Stillman, Rebecca Crane and Shaun Hastings set-up a temporary base of operations within the Sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore; during their stay the Assassins lived within the Villa, coming out only to collect provisions.

Rooms

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Villa Auditore's main hall

Villa Auditore's armor room

The Villa Auditore had a multitude of rooms, some hidden. Below is a list of known rooms;

• The Main Hall
• The Armory, with a room dedicated to weapons and armor each
• Mario's Study
• Maria's room
• The painting gallery
• Ezio's room and study
• The Sanctuary

Trivia

• The glyph on the wall of the villa is a barcode, incorporated with the number 12212012. This presumably represents the end date of the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012, which is also the scheduled launch date of Abstergo's satellite or the end of Earth's days.

Appearances

• Project Legacy
• Assassin's Creed II
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood