Things to do in Siena and surroundings
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Siena, return to the Middle Ages
Where: Siena
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In the central area of Tuscany in an area between the Chianti hills, the Montagnola and the Crete Senesi, is Siena, a city considered, together with Florence, a historical, artistic and cultural city par excellence. Municipality that has more than 54,000 inhabitants and...
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Remember to enter chastely.
Where: Siena (Pavimento del Duomo di Siena.)
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Sienese artists who designed the cartoons in the first half of the 16th century worked on the 56 inlays of the floor. The designers were Sassetta, Di Bartolo, Di Giovanni and Beccafumi to which was added a stranger, Pinturicchio. The technique of recomposition of the figures was...
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Everything was love.
Where: Siena (Piazza del Campo.)
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The well-known rock singer is originally from the city of Siena and like her fellow citizens she is viscerally linked to her district, the Oca. In the video you can see his participation in the contrada dinner, a propitiatory rite that has been taking place for centuries the...
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What to see in Siena
Where: Siena
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Siena remained intact in the Middle Ages with its roofs of that 'Terra di Siena', it presents a harmonious and coherent landscape. The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the most beautiful churches in Siena. It contains the head-relic of Saint Catherine of Siena. The style is...
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The mystery of the sword in the stone of Montesiepi
Where: Siena (Montesiepi)
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Montesiepi is a very small town located a few kilometers from Siena, better known as San Galgano. Here is in fact the church that stands on the hermitage founded by this saint. In the church, which has a circular plan, there is the sword in the stone. According to legend,...
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