The next leg of our journey is spending four nights in Siena, staying in a wonderful old building that once accommodated popes.
Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, Piazza San Domenico, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Battistero di San Giovanni Battista, Piazza San Giovanni, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Siena Baptistery of San Giovanni – built between 1316-1325. This is right outside our front door.
Bust of Francesco di Giorgio Martini, Piazza San Giovanni, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Francesco di Giorgio Martini…1439-1501 was an Italian architect, engineer, painter, sculptor, and writer.
Stairs, Il Battistero Siena – Residenza d’epoca, Piazza San Giovanni, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Old Door, Piazza Del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Doorway, Via Del Capitano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Hand Painted Ceramic Plate, Ceramiche Antica Siena, 29 Il Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Fountain & Christmas Tree, Piazza di Postierla, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Costa Larga, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Wall Point, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Vicolo di Tone, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Statue of Pope Julius III, Chigi Saracini Palace, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Water Well, Santuario Casa di Santa Caterina, Costa Sant’Antonio, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Door, Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Chiasso del Bargello, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Historic Building, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Ferro di Facciata, Via dei Pellegrini, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Ditta Lombardi, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
The Town Hall
Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
This is the site where the Palio di Siena is held twice yearly
Romulus & Remus, Palazzo Publicco, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Security Patrol, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
These patrols are everywhere you go in Italy
Former Taverna, Via Sant’Agata, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
View over Town, Via di Fontarella, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
The church tower in the distance is San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi
San Pietro in Castelvecchio, Via San Pietro, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Initially built in the 12th century, this parish church was completely rebuilt in a Baroque style in the 17th century; the brick facade has a portal with a depiction of Glory of St Peter. The belltower dates to 1699, and the facade to 1706.
Exhibit, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Piazza del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
