Siena

Siena is passionate and contemplative with its uphill and downhill streets, full of light and darkness. The steepest, narrowest streets all lead to the suddenly spacious Piazza del Campo. In the alleys, museums and oratories of the Contrada, th Palio songs evoke ancient rituals and modern allegories, while the constant noise of walking feets on the pavement acts as a counterpoint to the quiet of the green valleys that were set within the walls by forward thinking city architects.

The Cathedral and the extraordinary panorama from the so called "Facciatone". The Sala del Pellegrinaio in Santa Maria della Scala, the Piccolomini Library and the renowned Chigiana Academy. Large spaces in the Medici fortress, which hides the most precious wines of Siena in its dungeons, at the Italian Enoteca. Trattorias full of flavour, spiced desserts, the noise from the workshops and the fountains. Fontebranda and the mystery of the Diana, the legendary underground river of Siena. The geometric alchemies of the Piazza, neo-Gothic suggestions and popular catharsis. That's why "More than anyone else, Siena opens its heart to you", as stated in a famous inscription on the Camollia Gate.