From Piazza Tolomei, go to the intersection of the street named Banchi di Sopra and Via di Città. In the Middle Ages, this was called the “Croce del Travaglio”, or the crossroad of labor, because it used to be blocked […]
Though the original church of Santa Maria dei Servi goes back to the end of the 13th century, it was enlarged in the following century, and then radically reconstructed between 1471 and 1528 to include three naves, in accordance with the Renaissance […]
The lower section of Sienna Cathedral Façade was the work of Giovanni Pisano. It is distinguished by three large, elaborate, polychrome arches that herald the monumental doors. The upper section is rich in ornamental elements. Small towers enclose the façade, cusps and […]
The interior of the cathedral is stunning. The banded two-tone arches with their full round curves follow one another in harmonious lines and they provide a perfect backdrop to the works of rare beauty which decorate the building. The pavement […]
In Palazzo Buonsignori, built in the late-Gothic style in the first half of the 15th century, there is the Pinacoteca Nazionale, the picture gallery containing the largest collection of Sienese paintings done between the Middle Ages and the Baroque period. The […]
The church of Sant’Agostino faces onto the broad Prato of the same name. The church was founded in 1258, remodelled in the 15th century, and then given a radical transformation in 1755 by the famous architect Luigi Vanvitelli who also designed the […]