Where is Siena located?
by sim1
This gives you a rough idea where Siena is located. Click on the map, so you can see the red little dot.
Is located in the region of Tuscany. Some nearby cities are:
Florence: 70 kilometres to the north
Pisa: 115 kilometres to the west
Orvieto: 124 kilometres tot he south
Perugia: 106 kilometres to the east
Just 'around the corner' from Siena are places like:
San Gimignano (39 km), Monteriggioni (15km) and Montalcino (37 km)
Rome is about 245 kilometres south of Siena.
After the strawberries and champagne
by syllybabe
...it's enough to make you smile after brunch like that. The balloon ride was exhilarating...if a bit too short.
Here with Villa Piccola Siena's marketing director who's pretty good at convincing you to try out all their different ways to enjoy Tuscany.
Really nice Italian food
by rexvaughan about Guido's
Guido's sounds like a cheap spaghetti place in Atlanta, but it is a really nice restaurant in Siena. My wife says it was one of the 2 best meals we had in Italy in 2 weeks. It is on a back street (aren't they all) off the Campo and has an informal but elegant feel to it. It is not the cheapest place, but well worth the money. We had bruschetta, mist salad, cannoli ala Guido (cream sauce with eggplant), spinach, rustici ala Guido (pasta with cream sauce, asparagus, mushrooms and truffles) washed down with a nice Chianti Classico and topped of with Creme Ciliegia (a delicious custard with cherry sauce). All of it was delicious.
Palazzo Chigi Saracini exposition !!!!
by lorycap
An invitation to Palazzo Chigi Saracini
From 22/1/2005 to 15/6/2005
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After a two-century wait, it is finally possible to newly enjoy one of Italy’s most important private art collections. Palazzo Chigi Saracini, home of the prestigious Accademia Musicale Chigiana di Siena, will reopen to the public from 22 January to 15 June.
The Pulpit
by Venturingnow
Inside, on the left hand side of the church, you will find the wonderful wooden Pulpit that is Nicola Pisano's masterpiece. He made the Pulpit sometime in the 13th century, and he included elegantly Gothic panels and massive lions that hold up the columns of the pulpit.
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Holy light over Crete Senesi (Nov 2010)
Siena by Jelena
Example, Graffito Technique
Sandwiched between two buildings
