Piazza del Campo, 53100, Siena Italy

Siena's main square is the site of the famous Palio horse races that take place in July and August.

Piazza del Duomo 8, 53100, Siena Italy

The magnificent complex of the Cathedral of Siena, its Duomo, houses a series of some of the most important monuments of the European artistic panorama. With its more than one million visitors every year, the Cathedral without a doubt represents the fulcrum of the entire complex, while other significant elements include the Crypt, the Baptistery and the Museo dell'Opera, all part of the impressive mass formed by the "Duomo Vecchio" (Old Cathedral), and the "Duomo Nuovo" (New Cathedral). Visitors will travel along a memorable itinerary to the discovery of self and the truth of faith through culture and art, the result of more than a millennium of Western history.

Piazza del Campo 1, 53100, Siena Italy

The tower, more than 290 feet high, was constructed in 1325 by Minuccio and Francesco di Rinaldo, and has the Chapel of the Piazza at its base..

Piazza Del Campo, 53100, Siena Italy

Piazza del Duomo 8, 53100, Siena Italy

Piazza del Duomo, 53100, Siena Italy

Piazza del Campo 1, 53100, Siena Italy

Siena's City Hall, whose construction began in the 13th century, houses the city's Civic Museum, whose collection includes the profound fresco entitled "Allegory of Good and Bad Government."

Piazza San Giovanni, Siena Italy

Piazza San Domenico, 53100, Siena Italy

St. Catherine passed a large part of her life inside the walls of this stupendous Basilica, which was one of the first to be dedicated to St. Dominic. It was begun by the Dominicans in 1226 on the hill of Camporegio which they had received as a gift from the Malavolti family. Most of the actual rectangular nave and the inside roof with its tranverse beams, all in Gothic Cistercian style, go back to this epoch.

Duomo di Siena, 53100, Siena Italy

Piazza del Duomo 1, 53100, Siena Italy

This museum complex, which houses the National Archaeological Museum of Siena, began as a pilgrims' hostel and orphanage, then served as a hospital from the 10th century to modern day.

Piazza Il Campo 21, 53100, Siena Italy

Piazza del Duomo 8, 53100, Siena Italy

Occupying part of Il Duomo's extension, this museum houses Pisano's original statues from the building's façade and a fine array of panels, including works by Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti and Sano di Pietro.

Via Costa di Sant Antonio 4, 53100, Siena Italy

The house of the Patron Saint of Europe.

Piazza San Francesco, 53024, Siena Italy