When you say Siena comes to mind the Siena Palio. The Palio, Italy’s most famous passion that many Italians and is an annual event a must for the summer in Tuscany.

But the prize turns out to be just one of many reasons why the many tourists visiting this beautiful town.
Enjoys an enviable position since it is surrounded by the Chianti vineyards and olive groves that give the city a further enrichment. In fact the area is particularly fruitful in terms of recipes. Have already been mentioned in the vineyards of Chianti wine famous all over the world who are in the north of the city. To the south but there is the area of Montalcino, this is also home to a famous wine, Brunello.
Without considering the surrounding areas such as San Gimignano and the Maremma landscape which deserves to be admired at least once in their lifetime.

Do not miss:
1 – Piazza del Campo, the famous square where the Palio
2 – The Torre del Mangia and Palazzo Pubblico
3 – the Cathedral, whose museum houses the famous ‘Majesty’ by Duccio
4 – Church of San Domenico, houses the relics of the saint
5 – St. Augustine’s Church, with frescoes by Martini and Lorenzetti
6 – Piazza Salimbeni whose palace is home to the direction of the Banca Monte dei Paschi

About Siena :
Perhaps not everyone knows but Siena was originally divided into areas called “Third”, the first of these, called “Third Town” was the first inhabited zone of the city.
‘Third Camollia’ got its name from a port city overlooking the road to Florence, which was then building a hostile city. Third Camollia today than hosting many culturally interesting places appears to be the heart of shopping in Siena. People love to go shopping and walking on weekends through the streets of this area. The last part but not least is the Third St. Martin including the Piazza del Campo. It ‘called Third St. Martin because the square led to the way of leading pilgrimages to Rome. St. Martin is the patron saint of pilgrims, therefore it was decided to pay homage to the saint.
As previously mentioned the appearance recipes should not be underestimated. There are many Sienese dishes like beans ‘all’uccelletto’, la ‘ribollita’ and pork chops. For the sweet tooth of even the mention Ricciarelli and pan forte!
Siena is worth a visit because its architecture is unique. Everything is almost perfectly preserved medieval past appears not to be! Tourists art lover who also can not enthuse the many hidden squares, sculptures, fountains and palaces and frescoes of the fourteenth and fifteenth century. Moreover Siena, Unesco World Heritage Site can be visited easily and without the stress of traffic and this makes walking along the historic center as time travel.

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