The city of Siena is in central Tuscany and is know for its medieval brick buildings, fan-shaped town square, 14th century tower, and famous horse race.
Wall surrounding the entire city of Siena.
Palazzo Pubblico or Town Hall - the tower is called Torre del Mangia.
Our wonderful Tuscany and Siena tour guides.
Plazza del Campo, a sea-shell shaped plaza where twice a year the Palio Horse Race takes place with horses chosen from the 17 different districts of Siena called Contrades.
Sienna's 17 districts or Contrades, and their flags and symbols.
More pictures of Plazza del Campo...
Basilica of San Domenico, where relics of St. Catherine are kept, including her head.
Siena Cathedral...
The Cathedral is now dedicated to Assumption of Mary.
Palazzo Salimbeni - a town square renovated in different time periods...
Palazzo Salimbeni - statue of Sallustio Bandini, economist that invented a type of bill exchange.
Palazzo Salimbeni - Monte dei Paschi bank's central office, and oldest bank in the world founded in 1472.
Palazzo Salimbeni and important government heads.
Capitoline Wolf, a she-wolf suckling twin human infants - after the founding of Rome legend.
Complex of Santa Maria della Scala - one of the oldest hospitals in the world turned museum in 1998.
Santa Maria della Scala's ceiling.
Santa Maria della Scala - cycle of huge frescoes depicting the hospital's history...
In the basement of Santa Maria della Scala is the 13th century Church of Santissima Annunziata,
and old sacristy or chapels.
Unique streets of Siena.
Real love birds in a window in Siena.
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