More pictures of the famous piazza by BruceDunning
The Campo is nice and big-it needs to support thousands of tourists daily. Even in Octobre, it was packed. It is circular and bigger than 3-4 football fields. There are some nice sites just off the Campo to see, museum, duomo, etc. The tower is 330 feet high, and the second highest in Italia. Siena was first founded by the Etruscans in about 900BC and the fame continued until 400BC. Romans considered it not to be of great importance, so the popularity did not thrive until 145th century. It was fought over by Florence for regional control. The Palazzo Pubblico is the town hall which is actually a palace, and the adjacent bell tower, called Torre del Mangia was built between 1325-1344. It is about 330 feet tall. The clock was added in 1360. The marble loggia was a commemoration of relief from the black plague. Surrounding the CAmpo is a loggia that continues along the whole length made of marble. The town hall was curved to conform to the curvature of the square. The town hall was built in 1297 and the square also served to be a drain of water problems around the area. The town hall has a lot of frescoes that adorn the interior. Obviously the palio is held twice a year.
