Description: This is really the heart and soul of the city, where everything happened and continues to happen. The magnificent architecture of the square, ... More |
Description: This shop is in the beautiful historic center, on one of the busiest streets in the city. It is famed for its mens and womenswear. In the Via Cortecci ... More |
Description: If Piazza del Campo is Siena's heart (and in some ways, also its stomach), Piazza del Duomo, a short distance away, is its brain, as the buildings ... More |
Description: Not far from the town is this small church which is famous for its frescoes by Lippo Vanni and Giovanni di Paolo. It dates from the 12th Century and ... More |
I love the place really amazing. Been there 1 day before they celebrate the palio a lot of confusion and tourists too. But it's an extraordinary place ...More |
Description: There is always a bit of confusion when people speak about this palace. In this case, "il Magnifico" (the Magnificent) was not Lorenzo de' Medici as ... More |
Description: This has been an ongoing work par excellence. It was begun at the start of the 14th Century but additions have been made almost up until the present ... More |
Description: When a pope is mentioned in Siena, seven times out ten it will be Pope Pius II Piccolomini. This building, Logge del Papa, was built in the second ... More |
Description: The national art gallery, one of the most fascinating museums in Tuscany, is located in Palazzo Buonsignori. It was opened to the public, having been ... More |
Arrogant and unfriendly.Untypical for Sienna! Not worth to visit it. |
Description: Fountains were particularly valued in fortified cities in the Middle Ages as were all things that aided survival during that period of ... |
There is nothing you can not like in the Duomo di Siena. The library Piccolomini is a masterpiece and even those who are not fond of art will drop ...More |
Description: This is the Spedale Santa Maria della Scala , built on the foundations of a pre-existing medieval church. Built in the 13th Century, it has a typical, ... More |
there is perfect harmony between the ancient artifacts, the renaissance architecture and the high-tech enhancement of the spaces. absolutely awesome. ...More |
Description: The baptistery itself dates from the end of the 14th Century though the oldest section of the building was begun at least 50 years earlier. The facade ... More |
Description: Corte dei Miracoli is a non-profit socio-cultural center that has a varied scope and reach. It houses an informal school that serves to educate and ... More |
Description: This is the third great building in the artistic and cultural triangle of Siena. It has been in use since the end of the 11th Century to aid the sick ... More |
Description: "Pasquetta," meaning "little Easter" in Italian, is a national holiday and takes place on Easter Monday. Traditionally, families picnic together on ... More |
Description: It would be difficult to find a more interesting theatre than this one which stands inside the Palazzo Pubblico where the republic of Siena's ... More |
Description: Built as a votive offering at the end of the plague in 1348, in keeping with the faith of the time when medicine was scarce, this chapel has the ... More |
Description: This street in Siena is best known for being an ideal location for passeggiata , a slow evening stroll common among locals. Upscale stores and shops ... More |
Description: The museum incorporates the Museum of Natural History and presents a collection of fascinating stuffed animals in a setting that seems 18th century ... More |
Description: Palazzo Piccolomini has a fine collection of manuscripts and parchments. In the museum annexe there are Lorenzetti's tablets entitled The Allegory of ... More |
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