Siena is a good size city in the region of Tuscany, provide of Siena. Ithaca a population of 52,700 people. Siena has a very large piazza in the center of town that has a horse race twice a year called the Palio.
Siena is near to many Tuscan and Umbrian mountain towns, Sah Gimignano and Florence. The main Chianti wine area is nearby as well.
The piazza
Small narrow streets
Stairs up from Baptistery to Duomo
Inside Duomo
Duomo in its full glory
Always time for gelato
Beautiful streets
Siena is worth a stop for a day or two. Get out and walk the city and see its sites. Soccer fans will find a large soccer stadium here. Siena is near the autostrada and is easily reachable by car from Florence or Rome.
George & Jo Anne
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georgefebish
Siena is one of my very favorite towns in Italy. Nice photos!
Thanks did you ever go to il palio?
no I have not…