After travelling to Rome last year, I have come back to Italy to visit two nice areas of northern Italy: Tuscany and Lombardia. There are really lovely villages in these two provinces of Italy, as well as the beautiful city of Florence.
After spending two fantastic days in Florence, we visited Siena in the afternoon of our third day in Tuscany. We had spent the morning in San Gimignano, the best preseved medieval village in Tuscany.
Siena is a really nice city which retains its medieval charm. One of the views I liked the most was the reddish roofs from the top of La Torre del Mangia. And my best time in Siena, the hour I spent sitting in Siena's Campo, the heart of the city.
Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia
What I liked the most of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena was its graceful brickwork, this white gothic windows and its medieval crenellations
La Torre del Mangia is quite impressive with a height of 102 meters. There are 503 steps to the top but I assure that it's worth the effort for the stunning view of Siena
Piazza del Campo
The Piazza del Campo is often referred as Il Campo. It's one of Europe's loveliest squares. The square's nine sections honour the medieval ruling Council of Nine. Its fountain and slope are more than decorative. They're integral to the Siena's water system
As you can see, Siena's Duomo is not far from Piazza del Campo. Siena isn't actually a large town as I could see from the top of La Torre del Mangia. I really liked the homogeneous view of red roofs
Siena's Duomo
Imposing look of Siena's Duomo, a fabulous cathedral
Detail of the main façade of Siena's Duomo
Inside Siena's Duomo is the most beautiful cathedral in Tuscany, much more than Florence's Duomo
The marble floor of Siena's Duomo is one of its major attractions
Piazza del Campo
After visiting the Siena's duomo we came back to Il Campo to enjoy the lively atmosphere of this large square
Beside La Torre del Mangia was built La Cappella della Piazza by the Sienese citizens who survived the Black Death of 1348
Siena's Campo is the centre of Sienese public life and twice a year is packed with crowds for the Palio horse race. From this point I could admire quietly the nice reddish palazzos located around this square
The Palazzo Piccolomini is the only Florentine Renaissance palazzo in Siena
I spent a really nice time sitting in Siena's Campo, a truly lively and beautiful place in Siena. Il Campo is one of the places I liked the most in Tuscany
After an intense day in San Gimignano and Siena, we came back to Florence in the evening. The following day we visited the leaning Tower in Pisa and the lovely town of Lucca.
Below you have the places we visited in Tuscany and Lombardia:
Finally, you can see more pictures of the days I spent in Rome last year clicking on the next links:
- Pictures of our first day in Rome
- Pictures of our second day in Rome
- Pictures of our third day in Rome
- Pictures of our fourth day in Rome
- Pictures of our fifth and sixth day in Rome
Other great cities and countries I have visited are:
- Barcelona
- Berlin
- New York and Washington
- London
- Dublin in Irleland
- Istanbul in Turkey
- Saint Petersburg
- Rome and The Vatican
- Paris
- Lisboa in Portugal
- Madrid
- Venezia
- Dubrovnik in Croatia
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