{"id":7242,"date":"2020-02-16T19:06:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-16T17:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=7242"},"modified":"2020-02-16T19:06:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T17:06:00","slug":"the-city-of-siena-tuscany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=7242","title":{"rendered":"the city of Siena &#8211; Tuscany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-1 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_01.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7243\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_01\/\" class=\"wp-image-7243\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">the old within the new &#8211; Siena shows traces of history everywhere. As legend goes, the city was founded by Sienus and Aschius, the sons of Remus. They were also raised by a wolf, so one can find wolf statues all over the city. In the past, this was a florishing town. The Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A is the oldest existing bank in the world. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_02.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7244\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_02\/\" class=\"wp-image-7244\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">a crest from one of the seventeen Contrades (neighborhoods of the city)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_04.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7245\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_04\/\" class=\"wp-image-7245\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Piazza del Campo &#8211; shell shaped square of Siena &#8211; location of the annual horse race Palio: a brutal event with the seventeen Contrades competing against each other<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_05.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7246\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_05\/\" class=\"wp-image-7246\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Piazza del Campo <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_06.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7247\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_06\/\" class=\"wp-image-7247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_06.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_06-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Palazzo Pubblico with Torre del Mangia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_07.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7248\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_07\/\" class=\"wp-image-7248\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Torre del Mangia from the street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_08.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7249\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_08\/\" class=\"wp-image-7249\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Torre del Mangia framed from inside the Palazzo Pubblico<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_09.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7250\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_09\/\" class=\"wp-image-7250\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">hilly Siena<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7251\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_10\/\" class=\"wp-image-7251\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Siena Cathedral &#8211; shown ticket prices can be a bit misleading: the entry for the cathedral itself is free, but there are a lot of add-ons that require an entry fee<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_11.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7252\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_11\/\" class=\"wp-image-7252\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">inside the cathedral &#8211; don&#8217;t only look up, the marble floors are also a wonder<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_12.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7253\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_12\/\" class=\"wp-image-7253\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">black and white column<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_13.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7254\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_13\/\" class=\"wp-image-7254\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"> Piccolomini Library adjoining the cathedral &#8211; tells the story of the life of Pope Pius II<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_14.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7255\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_14\/\" class=\"wp-image-7255\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">viewpoint in Siena &#8211; Tuscan landscape<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_15.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7256\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_15\/\" class=\"wp-image-7256\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">from the Sanctuary of Santa Caterina &#8211; the patron saint of Italy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_16.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7257\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_16\/\" class=\"wp-image-7257\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">escaping the rain at the Sanctuary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_18.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7258\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_18\/\" class=\"wp-image-7258\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">climbing the hill to the Basilica of San Domenico<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_19.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7259\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_19\/\" class=\"wp-image-7259\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">view of Siena<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/11\/1911_siena_20.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7260\" data-link=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/1911_siena_20\/\" class=\"wp-image-7260\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">hills and Siena Cathedral<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">November 4th &#8211; 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