Siena

Here are some photos from Siena. Siena was a city that pretty much always came out on the losing end of its wars against Florence. Because of that, the city was thrust into a depression that lasted almost 500 years. This means that, today, the city looks almost as it did in medieval times.

This is the Duomo (cathedral) of Siena.




The relics of a saint in the museum attached to the duomo:



From the top of the museum, I took this photo of the Piazza del Campo, Siena's main square that doubles as a racetrack for the famous Il Palio horse race that occurs twice a year. The tower is the campanile that is attached the the Palazzo Pubblico, the seat of Siena's government.




Here is the campanile again.



And here I am about halfway up.



And at the top under the bell.



A view of the Tuscan countryside from the top of the campanile: