Palazzo Comunale di Siena, photo by MARIA ELISABETH D’ALESSANDRO
The Palazzo Pubblico of Siena rises next to the slender Torre del Mangia above Piazza del Campo to which it is strongly linked in historical terms. It was built between 1298-1310,
The Palazzo Pubblico of Siena rises next to the slender Torre del Mangia above Piazza del Campo to which it is strongly linked in historical terms. It was built between 1298-1310,
Asciano is a small Tuscan town about 25 kilometres to the south-east of Siena and in the Ombrone River valley. You are likely to come
The Historic Centre of San Gimignano sits on a height of land, dominating the surrounding landscape. During the Middle Ages, its location in Val d’Elsa,
The Val d’Orcia or Valdorcia is certainly the valley most known and appreciated in the south of Tuscany. Is a region characterised by gentle, carefully
Situated on a 600 meter (2,00 feet) high limestone ridge, Montepulciano is a medieval town in southern Tuscany. The city, full of elegant Renaissance palaces,
San Gimignano, the town of beautiful towers, is situated among the hills of alta Val d’Elsa, in the northern part of the Province of Siena,
The town of Cetona is nestled at the base of the mountain with the same name, in the southern part of Siena in Tuscany and
Montalcino, west of Pienza, is a beautiful village immersed in the breathtaking Val d’Orcia Natural Park, renowned all over the world for the production of
A few kilometers far away from the Abbey of San Galgano and from the village of Chiusdino, there is the Mulino delle Pile, a mill
This wonderful Tuscan town is widely known as the “ideal city of the Renaissance”, the creation of the great humanist Enea Silvio Piccolomini who later
Since ancient times the history of Bagno Vignoni has been closely connected with the thermal springs on which it was built. The thermal spring water
Cetona is little and suggestive town in the southern part province of Siena, Tuscany, in an area where Umbria and Lazio meet. Photo Credits: Esterina
San Casciano dei Bagni is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 110 kilometres southeast of Florence and
The Church of Santa Maria dei Servi is a Romanesque style, Roman Catholic church in the Terzo of San Martino in the city of Siena,
Castiglione d’Orcia is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Florence
The Abbey of Sant’Antimo, Italian: Abbazia di Sant’Antimo, is a former Benedictine monastery in the comune of Montalcino, Tuscany, central Italy. It is approximately 10 km from Montalcino
Lucignano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Florence and about 25 kilometres (16 mi)
The Abbey of Saint Galgano was a Cistercian Monastery found in the valley of the river Merse between the towns of Chiusdino and Monticiano, in the
The small village of San Sano, nestled among the woods that surround the ancient municipality of Gaiole di Chianti, is a discreet elitist refuge. Different
Pienza, a town and comune in the province of Siena, in the Val d’Orcia in Tuscany (central Italy), between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino,
The Palio di Siena; a horse race that is held twice each year, on 2 July and 16 August, in Siena, Italy. Ten horses and riders,
Sarteano is particularly important from the historical point of view. Located between Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana, the area of Sarteano has been inhabited for thousands
Siena Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Siena) is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and
Radicofani is a common part of the province of Siena , in the Val D’Orcia . Over the centuries has been the scene of numerous
