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Piazza del Campo
Piazza del Campo, simply called Il Campo by locals, is Siena’s humming, tower-crowned, restaurant-laden beating heart. D…
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Duomo
P. Duomo 8
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Siena’s Duomo will impress you, no matter how many (or few) Tuscan cathedrals you’ve visited. This colossal zebra-column…
Fortezza Medicea
P. della Libertà
This imposing fortress remains from the days when Siena fended off Rome and Florence with a rain of cannon fire. Today, …
Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia
P. del Campo 1
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Who says churches and rich families get to have all the fun (and by fun, we mean grandiose buildings)? This 1297 town ha…
Museo dell’Opera
P. Duomo
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The Duomo’s museum houses all kinds of sculptures. Either time has not been kind or they host a statue fight club after …
Crypt
P. Duomo
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Sick of faded frescoes? Experience the brightness of original blues preserved by centuries of being forgotten about. The…
Baptistery
P. San Giovanni
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For centuries, Sienese children were baptized in this small, sumptuously decorated building. Intelligent visitors take a…
Fontebranda
V. di Fontebranda
This ancient fountain made its neighborhood the center of Siena’s social life in medieval times and managed to score a m…