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Siena
is a magical city with an air of antique and indescribable mystery that
pervades the streets, piazzas and contrade (district). From Piazza del
Campo, famous in the world for the horses race, the Palio, with the Palazzo
Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia to the Duomo in Castelvecchio, to Santa
Maria della Scala complex considered the third artistic pole of the city and
then to the Basilicas of San Domenico, built in 1225. San Gimignano, the
medieval many-towered hilltop town 40 Km far from Siena, presents an
unforgettable Tuscan scene.The historical town of Buonconvento, situated on
a plain in the heart of the Crete, known for its muraria, the imposing red
14th-century walls. Montalcino famous for the magnificent 14th-century Rocca,
offers a neo-classic cathedral, a Gothic loggia and a Romanesque church and
then the romantic Pienza and Montepulciano to the Etruscan town of Chiusi. |
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