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Siena Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Siena, Italy
Just one night in Sienna
... have ever seen though. We ambled back to the hotel to try and rouse Tom for breakfast before checking out. We were taking a morning walking tour of Siena before driving down to Porto Santo Stefano, a Tuscan coastal town, 2 hrs further south of ...
Exploring this beautiful region of Tuscany
There was absolutely no traffic sounds to wake us up- just birds twittering! Breakfast was served downstairs in a gorgeous room overlooking the vineyards- we chatted with an American couple who were leaving that day. Pasqualina and Guiseppina were ...
YAĞMURLU BİR GÜNDÜ ....
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Il Palio
Siena, Italy has a horserace twice each summer called Il Palio, on their town square that has been going on since the middle ages. Since I am middle aged, I thought it would be great to see. There are 17 neighborhoods in Siena, and there is a lottery ...
Superb Siena!
... ;(Mind you, having said all that, there’s NO WAY I’d drive here!!!) I had my favourite Cathedral experience here in Siena…Yesterday I climbed the Bell Tower, of which I’ve climbed quite a few this trip, mainly for the views (one of ...
day 9
Today was Our last few hours in Florence and our trip to Tuscany. I woke up not feeling well. I was caughing throughout the night. It was my first day of the trip not exercising in the morning. I always get sick on long trips and my family can attest ...
1st Day of School
Classes started today bright and early at 9 am, thank god our apartment is a 5 min walk! My first class was theology of Medieval Catholic Church and my second class was History of Italian Cities. After class was finished at 12, we walked to the fortress ...
Roma`dan ayrilis - Siena - - Pisa
... resim atolyeleri ve kaliteli dukkanlar vardi. Ha birde cok guzel bir ev yapimi tatli alip yedik. Bizim badem ezmesi gibi. Siena ile ilgili detayli bilgileri http://www.mkyilmaz.net/gezi_vera_3.html adresinden aldik. Sn Mustafa Kemal Bey ...
Florence and Siena
... . A 3 course meal was waiting for us in their garden outside of their historic villa. After Florence we travelled to Siena. A smaller city of only 60,000 with a much more relaxed feel. They also have a duomo, and a cool city ...
Visit to La Chiesa di San Miniato and Siena
... to have a graveyard so large in Florence. That is another thing that makes this church unique. On Saturday we went to Siena for the day with 9 of the kids from our group lead by a tour called 'Florence for Fun'. We had ...
Siena - Saints and Pageantry!
... personal, since other women were also wearing tank tops and were not stopped. We had a unique treat while in Siena, in that we witnessed a procession and Sonnet offering to Saint Catherine. While walking the streets we suddenly heard ...
Resting in Siena
Hey everyone I am resting a bit in Siena. I travelled all day on some zig-zaggy trains, and it is pretty hard to walk right now, so I am just chillin around an Internet Cafe. I have some damp laundry from Riomaggiore, and I'm ready to go to ...
Siena, Il Palio Firenze and those Tuscan hills
... with a coffee and set about for Rosia getting home to start our belated 1800 cocktails (and dinner preparations). We'll forgive Siena and give Firenze a chance tomorrow but lave Rosia after lunch so as to arrive late in the afternoon when hopefully many ...
Relaxation in Siena
... grocery store. The spot we chose was infested with dog poop. Not ideal for lunch but hey, we had a great view! That concluded our Siena experience. It was more relaxing and was a great way to end a week of non stop traveling. The next morning we ...
Exploring beautiful Siena
... time we'd had a cooked meal for breakfast which was a nice change to the pastries etc. After breakfast we wandered into Siena, luckily the B&B was only a 10min walk from the city walls so was very handy! We enjoyed wandering through the streets ...
Il Palio . . . . An amazing day!
... locally simply as Il Palio) is a horse race held twice each year on July 2 and August 16 in Siena, Italy, in which ten horses and riders, bareback and dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen Contrade, ...
Roma - Siena
... to Siena today, boarded the busabout bus once again. We stopped off in a tiny town which had absolutly nothing to see. Once in Siena we realised there is nothing really to do apart from see the town sqaure were a scene from James Bond was filmed. Our ...
Sleeping Beauty
... lasted 9.5 hours ended up taking12.5 hours. Add to that the time from Bologna to Florence (45 minutes) plus from Florence to Siena (2 hour bus ride). You would think at by this time we would be vile of spirit and cranky. ...
Siena
... the main square for the afternoon. The picture of Kate is in front of the San Domenico Church, that heralds the Patron Saint of Siena (St. Catherine). We are now heading to dinner. Tomorrow: Venice and then home on Sunday! We'll send out one more email ...
Siena and Montalcino
... never fit in the staircase, let alone climb it! After that, we went to the Piazza del Campo where the seventeen neighborhoods of Siena put on an annual horse race every summer, called "il palio". We left Siena and drove further south to Montalcino. We ...
Siena and our tour of Tuscany
... San Gimignano, with a tour of a winery estate and wine tasting, of course! Our first stop on the tour was right outside of Siena at the Monteriggioni Castle. It very neat to learn that this castle was the fort used back in the war of Siena vs. Florence ...
This Medieval City Was Not Designed for Parking
... the bar of the 5-star hotel nearby. There we had a delightful conversation with the bartender about the difficulties of navigating Siena, among other things. He told us that he lives two hours away, somewhere in the country, and commutes to town to ...
Sienne et San Geminiano
Sienne Ville n'ayant pas subi de démolitions ou incendies donc bien conservée comme au Moyen age. Entourée de 7km de remparts. La ville est organisée en quartiers qui concourent au Palio. La cathédrale du XIIIème ...
Cinque Terre
... (spelling?) with chocolate in the middle for desert (something mommom p would have loved). Then we hopped on a 3 .5 hour train back to siena (we had to switch 3 times so couldnt fall asleep at all :() At 12 am..... we're finally home safe and sound. ...
St. Catherine and Brunello di Montalcino
... patron saint of Siena and Europe. In the afternoon, we took a field trip to two wineries in the Montalcino area south of Siena -- one a small family winery within the old city walls, the other in an agricultural area SE of Montalcino -- to explore ...
Siena - Day Trip!
... , and when we got there, we took a walking tour around the city. We saw lots of churches, and old buildings. Siena was competing with Florence for attention when Florence built it's Duomo (big church), so Siena built it's own Duomo. We ...
Jun 03, 2012
wine time --Tuscany
... into the Daytona 500. After about ten minutes of holding my breathe while this crazy woman whipped around the narrow street of Siena nearly hitting everything and everyone insight, we picked up Fabrizio, the owner of the hostel that we would be staying ...
Gothic Haunts
... where the locals go? McDonalds. Instead, we hiked through the streets over to the Cathedral , considered one of Italy's greatest Gothic cathedrals. I would not be one to argue. This was my first experience with a church of this magnitude, ...