Siena
Published on
10 Jan 2022
Siena Cathedral
The Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta is the Siena Cathedral and it’s one of the most important and magnificent Romanesque-Gothic churches in Italy. Siena was at the height of its powers and wanted an even larger Cathedral, but this dream dissipated as a result of the 1348 plague: traces of this ambitious project are still visible in […]
Published on
10 Jan 2022
Mangia Tower
Dominating Piazza del Campo, the Mangia Tower stands tall, one of the most famous in Tuscany and, with its 87 metres in height (102 if you include the lightening rod), the third tallest historic tower in Italy. It’s the civic tower for the Palazzo Pubblico, the city’s town hall, and its height was meant to symbolize the free communes […]
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01 Mar 2020
Piazza del Campo
It is the heart of Siena, the fulcrum of its historic center, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and one of the most beautiful squares in the world. Piazza del Campo, the “shell” divided into nine sections as a testament to the Nove Signori (Nine Lords) that governed the city at the end of the […]
