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We had a great time in Siena. The sites are wonderful but the crowds are few. I'm not the kind of person that has a list and has to cross things off. Wandering around Siena and day trips to San G. and the like we wonderfully relaxing. The only dark spot on the trip was the company we rented our villa from. Trust and Travel. Them seem more than happy to back up the property owners at all costs. My wife broke a lamp because she was reading one night and the lightbulb in the lamp by the bed more...

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Day Trips \| Exploring \| Festivals Siena Medieval daytrip by rabiny from United Kingdom Siena is a beautiful little medieval town in the heart of Tuscany. Famous for its shell-shaped piazza del campo, and the biannual horse race (the Palio) that takes place in it in... More
Architecture Siena Fabulous architecture by dougthefiddler from Canada One of the most beautiful places I've ever been. Strolling around the old town centre was an absolute delight - a banquet architecture on a human scale. More
Siena Villa Belvedere by ceyxa from FL Although built from an old villa town in the picturesque Tuscany hills, the Villa Belvedere doesn't offer much in the way of space or More
Villas \| Siena \| Trust And Travel Siena Don't trust Trust and Travel by fakename from VA We had a great time in Siena. The sites are wonderful but the crowds are few. I'm not the kind of person that has a list and has to cross things off. Wandering around Siena and... More
Architecture \| Art \| Cultural History \| Festivals \| Budget Travelers \| Family Travelers \| Group Travelers Siena Siena, Gateway to the Tuscan Hills by diva1111 from CA I admit, I wasn’t really excited about seeing Siena, but I’m glad I did. Like Venice, Siena looks and feels exactly as you imagined it would—a great, walled city whose tower,... More


Architecture \| Art \| Culture Can There Be Too Many Tourists? In Tuscany, Maybe Plans to bring the historic Italian city of Siena into the jet age with the expansion of its small airport are being contested by an embattled group of citizens....more Article from NYT > Travel
Bicycling \| Festivals \| Family Travelers \| Desserts Roll That Cheese! It?s Little Easter in Italy In Italy, Pasquetta, or Little Easter, is a release from the religious rituals of the preceding days and a celebration of the coming of spring....more Article from NYT > Travel
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More on ItalySiena, One Step Ahead of the Crowd IT was the perfect way to begin the day in Siena. As I lay back on the sun-warmed bricks of the Piazza del Campo staring up at the cloudless...more Article from The New York Times - Registration required