Tag: Siena

ITALY – SIENA II

More shots from Siena

IHS Christogram, Palazzo Publico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Date Clock, Torre del Mangia, Palazzo Publico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
San Pietro in Castelvecchio, Via San Pietro, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Loggia della Mercanzia, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

Two statues on the outer pillars of the loggia depict St. Peter and St. Paul and are from Vecchietta (1458 - 1462); the other three statues depict three of the four ancient patron saints of the city, San Savino, Sant'Ansano and San Vittore, and are by Antonio Federighi (1458-1459). (not all included here)
Entrance, Palazzo Chigi Zondadari, Banchi di Sotto, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Duomo di Siena, Piazza del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Old Staircase, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Piazza del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
  Exhibits Beneath Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Piazza del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
 Beneath Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Piazza del Duomo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Doorway, 18 Via Fusari, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Courtyard, La Terrazza Sul Campo, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Passageway, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Wine Shop, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Key Hole & Knocker, Via dei Pellegrini, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Cellar Stairs, Il Battistero Siena Residenza d' Epoca, Piazza San Giovanni, Siena,Tuscany, Italy

The four-storey Il Battistero Siena Residenza d' Epoca is an historic palace on St. Giovanni Square in front of the Cathedral Baptistery. A Pope, famous authors, artists and architects have all stayed here. Below the Palace and Square is a stone cellar and medieval aqueduct – a secret path once used by Pope Alexander VII.
Morning Frost, Via Fosso di Sant'Ansano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
A New Friend, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Stone Framed Window, Via dei Pittori, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Old Statue, Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Torre del Mangia, Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Window & Arch, Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Ferro di Facciata, Palazzo Pubblico, Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
RP 1746, Piazzetta dell'Indipendenza, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Unity Commemoration, Piazzetta dell'Indipendenza, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Bust, Piazzetta dell'Indipendenza, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

ITALY – SIENA I

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

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Wall Point, Via di Città, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

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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