In Assassin's Creed II, which Italian city is home to the Auditore family villa?

In Assassin's Creed II, the Auditore family villa is in Monteriggioni.

Monteriggioni is a real medieval walled town in Tuscany, Italy. In the game, it is the home of Villa Auditore, the family estate inherited by Ezio after the events that destroy his life in Florence. The villa becomes a base for planning missions, managing improvements, and returning between major chapters.

The game turns the town and its surrounding estate into a progression system. Ezio can invest in shops and buildings, increasing the settlement's income and restoring its appearance. The player can also find codex pages and other collectibles in the wider area. This makes Monteriggioni more than a backdrop: it is a persistent headquarters.

A common mix-up is calling Florence the villa's location. Florence is Ezio's birthplace and one of the game's major cities, while Monteriggioni is the fortified Tuscan settlement containing the Auditore estate. The real Monteriggioni was founded in the early thirteenth century by Siena as a defensive outpost against Florence.