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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/basilica-of-san-francesco
was this theft, that even the annual Palio was canceled. The Hosts were discovered after three days and brought back to Siena in a solemn procession. Regular checks on them since their return show that they have remained miraculously whole and fresh....
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/piazza-del-duomo
The Piazza del Duomo really is the heart of Siena. It is considered to be of world architectural importance and brings together many of the city's most historic attractions. The square opens out from the Via del Capitano where in front of them,...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/basilica-of-san-domenico
Basilica of San Domenico Forever linked to the veneration of Saint Catherine of Siena is the great Basilica of San Domenico. It was built at the same time as the domenican convent, between 1225 and 1265, and is fully gothic in its formation. The gothic...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/piazza-del-campo/civic-museum
by Simone Martini, the very famous Guidoriccio da Fogliano, emblem of the virtue and civil power of the old Republic of Siena. Adjacent ot the Sala del Mappamondo is the Room of the Government of the Nine, called the Sala della Pace. The nine judges...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/piazza-salimbeni
of the Salimberi Fortress stands out. It is one of the most imposing, complex and strengthened fortresses of medieval Siena, and the home of the great Salimbeni family until they were hunted from Siena and their possessions confiscated (in 1419). The...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/fountain-of-fontebranda
by Dante in the thirtieth canto of his Inferno, Fontebranda is the oldest and the most famous of the numerous fountains in Siena. And it is also the richest in water: besides quenching the thirst of the city, it enabled the functioning of the mills and...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/tours-and-hotels/guided-tours-things-to-do
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/umbria/orvieto/piazza-del-duomo/orvieto-cathedral
the first foundation stone was blessed in 1290. There were two other big cathedrals in Italy at the time - in Florence and Siena. These two important medieval cities were engaged in a continuous push and pull for power because each wanted to expand...
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• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/siena/piccolomini-palace
Piccolomini Palace Today home to Siena's official archives, the Florentine-style Piccolomini Palace sits on the Piazza del Campo. It was commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini and built to a design by Bernardo Rossellino in 1459. At...
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