The city of Siena is a city in Central Italy in the region of Tuscany. Siena’s historic city center has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is also one of the cities that attract the most tourists in Italy. After Naples, we take our buses and continue to Siena.. On the way, we come to Siena, passing through enormous vineyards.
There are many hotel options in Siena where you can stay.. One of them is Hotel Garden, which is located in a beautiful garden.. A 15-minute walk from Porta Camollia, the hotel is located within the historical texture of the city.. next to this hotel 13. Hotel Alma Domus, housed in a 17th-century historic building, is a historical landmark in its own right.. The hotel is also 2 minutes away from the Cateriniana Basilica. Piazza del Campo and Siena Cathedral are within 500 metres..
If you want to stay in a more luxurious hotel in Siena, you can choose NH Excelsior, which is 10 minutes away from Piazza del Campo.. The hotel is located within the public transportation points where you can easily reach many touristic attractions.. In addition, B&B Il Corso and Hotel Minerva are among the hotels that should be on your preference list.. In addition to these, you can go to booking.com to browse other hotels in Siena and make a reservation if you wish.
Siena looks like a medieval town, Etruscans established this place.. Since the Etruscans were the first to find red brick, the buildings here were always built with red bricks.
First of all, we visit the Santa Cateriniana Church, the construction of which was started in 1226.. This place is also known as the Basilica of San Domenico.. From here we go down to Piazza del Campo, the famous square of Siena.
We pass through narrow streets on our way down to Piazza del Campo.. Siena was founded by the Romus Romulus brothers. Therefore, there are statues of the she-wolf and the Romus & Romulus brothers, who are believed to nurse them, all over the city.
According to a common Roman legend, Romulus was the founder of Rome, Romus was his twin brother.. They were both strong and brave young men.. Again, according to the legend, these two brothers were nursed and raised by a she-wolf in the forest.
Deciding to found a city, Romus and Romulus choose the place where the she-wolf nursed and raised them.. Romulus begins to build a wall around Palatino Hill. Romus mocks his brother, claiming that the wall he built is too low, and jumps over it to prove his case.. Succumbing to his anger, Romulus kills Romus.
Romulus continues the construction of the new city, which he named Rome, inspired by his own name.. Romulus perished during a fierce storm one day.. The Romans believe that he turned into a god and ascended to the sky, worshiping him with the name Ouirinus.
The colors representing the city of Siena were black and white.. We also see a church on our way through the narrow streets.. Both the exterior and interior of this church are designed in black and white.
We are going down to Piazza del Campo square, passing through narrow streets.. On the way we see the smallest window in the world entered in the Guinness Book of Records. A tiny window next to other windows in a normal building.
Finally, we came to Piazzo Del Campo square.. This is a great square. In the middle, the round square symbolizing the Virgin’s cloak is slightly inclined from the center to the periphery.
It is quite a long way to climb the tower in this square. You have to climb many steps, but the view of the city from the top is simply “amazing!”
The most important feature of this square is the “Palio di Siena” races. Palio di Siena, or locally the II Palio races, are traditional horse racing games held twice a year, on July 2 and August 16, in Siena, Italy. It represents one of the 17 districts called Contrada.
They dress according to the colors and symbols of the district they represent: Aquila (Eagle), Bruco (Caterpillar), Chiocciola (Snail), Civetta (Owl), Drago (Dragon), Giraffa (Giraffe), Istrice (Hedgehog), Leocorno (Unicorn), Lupa (She-wolf), Nicchio (Conch), Jan (Goose), Onda (Wave), Pantera (Black Panther), Selva (Forest), Tartaruga (The Tortoise), Torre (Tower) and Valdimontone (Montone)
Every year this po Thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Siena to watch the puer race.. Because in this race, the audience is in the middle of the square.. Horses race around the audience.
In this medieval square, death fights and multiple boxing matches were held in the past.. In the 16th century, it became an open area where bullfights were held.. When bullfights were banned in Italy in 1590, horse races began to be organized.. The first examples of races were held on the back of a buffalo, not a horse.. These races were also called “Bufalate”. Then, the races of “Assinate” on donkey back and finally horse-back races were started.. The first modern Palio races were held in the 1650s.
Medieval red brick buildings line this impressive square.. There is also the Fonte Gaia fountain in the square.. It is adorned with many fountains flowing into a large pool and very beautiful sculptures and engravings.. The water that flows into the pool flows from the mouths of the female wolves. Most of the statues in the pool represent Romus and Romulus.. A very beautiful pool decorated with white marble statues.
We also sit in a cafe to visualize the city in the medieval period and have a rest.. The ground floors of the buildings around the square are surrounded by very nice cafes.. In these cafes, you can enjoy Ricciarelli biscuits made of crushed almonds and gingerbread unique to Siena.
The confectionery in Siena is produced entirely with traditional Siena characteristics.. Ricciarelli biscuits made from crushed almonds, gingerbread and sweet candy “Noto” with honey, almonds and black pepper are exclusive to Siena. Seasonal chestnut candies and donuts specially prepared for the 1st November Santi Festival are sold in many Italian city bakery and pastry shops.
The last developing industry in Siena is fiber optic cable production.. The reason for this is that the Socrates Project of Italy Telecom was first implemented in this city.. With this project, the entire city of Siena is equipped with fiber-optic cable and every building has a fast connection to the internet.
Another important issue in Siena is that it has a worldwide reputation that has been teaching medicine and law since 1240. >The University of Siena is located here. The other university in the city, Siena University for Foreigners, accepts students from many parts of the world every year.
Having a dense student population, the city is always lively and active.
