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The City Surrounded by hills and the olive groves and vineyards of Chianti, Siena is for many people the most beautiful city of Tuscany. Its heart is Piazza del Campo, the center for feasts and colorful festivals, which since the 1950's has been largely closed to traffic. Take a step back in time as you enter the ancient walls surrounding the best preserved medieval town in Italy. |
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Siena offers many possibilities to satisfy art lovers: the Cathedral, Palazzo Pubblico and the former hospital St. Maria della Scala, which serves today as a cultural center. But the visitor will find the special charms of Siena off the usual tourist path, in the winding alleys and steep steps which connect the three hills of the city. Siena is famous for the annual historic horse-race, the Palio, which takes place in the Piazza del Campo on July 2nd and August 16th, but already causes excitement in the city many weeks before. In addition to the bustling daily life of the streets and squares of the city, Siena offers many cultural events, the theatre, concerts and cinema as well as a variety of athletic facilities. The small towns San Gimignano, Montalcino and Volterra are not far away from Siena and to the romantic beaches of the Maremma on the Mediterranean it is only 70 km. It is said that the inhabitants of Siena speak the most correct form of Italian and students of the language come here specifically to learn the correct pronunciation
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