Driving from Arezzo to Siena |
Fortezza Medicea, constructed by Cosimo Medici 1561-1563, Siena |
Coat-of-Arms of Cosimo Medici between 2 heroic figures by Francesco Camilliani |
St Catherine of Siena on the southeast side of the Medici Fort |
St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) |
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, 1226-1265 |
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico on the hill above the Fontebranda |
Max posing as a Roman general in Siena |
Fontebranda, a medieval fountain built in the 13th C. |
Fontebranda is cited by Dante in the Divine Comedy |
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, Siena |
Old city of Siena to the east of the Basilica Cateriniana |
Via del Costone climbing up to Piazza del Duomo |
Debbie with Jaakko, Anu's husband, at lunch near the cathedral before the serious touring begins |
Calzone iwith tomato Sauce, Siena |
Margherita pizza with a beer with the Rick Steves guide to Tuscany |
Piazza San Giovanni, Siena |
Palazzo Chigi-Saracini, Siena |
Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena |
Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena |
Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena |
Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena |
Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena |
The Medici coat-of-arms on the Palazzo Pubblico |
Max at the Piazza del Campo, Siena |
Max with the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena |
Max with the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena |
Piazza del Campo hosts the Palio di Siena twice a year |
Fonte Gaia - Piazza del Campo |
Fonte Gaia - Piazza del Campo |
Fonte Gaia - Expulsion from the Garden of Eden |
After-touring drinks on the Piazza del Campo |
After-touring drinks on the Piazza del Campo |
Palazzo Pubblico, Siena |
Painting of the Palio on the Piazza del Campo |
Palazzo Pubblico, Siena |
Palazzo Pubblico, Siena |
Chiesa di San Cristoforo, Via del Moro, Siena |
Piazza Salimbeni, Siena |
Piazza Salimbeni, Siena |
Siena is divided into 17 districts, called contrade - flag of Drago |
Poste Italiane, Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, Siena |