Tag: Siena



Chianti – the region of unique wine | Tuscany, Italy

Chianti – the region of unique wine | Tuscany, Italy

In Tuscany, Italy, you will find the area that is known simply as Chianti. Every year, countless people from all over the globe make their way to Chianti, one of the most well-known wine regions of Italy. Chianti extends across the Siena and Florence provinces and includes all of the cities as far to the […]

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Palio di Siena – horse festival in Italy

Palio di Siena – horse festival in Italy

The city of Siena is composed of 17 different neighbourhoods. Twice a year, on July 2nd and August 16th, a resident from each of the 17 neighbourhoods competes against one another in the historic Palio di Siena. The seventeen neighbourhoods represent the medieval contrade armies that were created in order to defend the city of Siena after […]

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San Gimignano – Medieval Manhattan in Italy

San Gimignano – Medieval Manhattan in Italy

San Gimignano – the city of the beautiful towers – is a small walled medieval hill town located in north-central Italy in the province of Siena, Tuscany. The town lies 56 km south of Florence and 38 km north-west of Siena. It was founded as a small village in the 4th century BC, as the […]

Updated: December 20, 2020 | By | More

Siena – medieval traditions in the heart of Tuscany | Italy

Siena – medieval traditions in the heart of Tuscany | Italy

Siena is the best preserved medieval city in Italy, surrounded with the ancient walls. It is located in the heart of Tuscany and has 55k inhabitants. It is said that the people of Siena speak the most clean Italian in Italy, and Italian language students often go there to learn the correct pronunciation. The magical […]

Updated: May 20, 2020 | By | More

Abbey of San Galgano – the town of secrets and legends in Italy

Abbey of San Galgano – the town of secrets and legends in Italy

Abbey of San Galgano is located about 30 km west of Siena, near the border with the province of Grosseto, in a wild, unspoiled and rich natural beauty. Galgano Guidotti (1148-1181), son of Guido and Dionysus, was a brave, but dissolute young king, who later renounced the material world and turned to God. When he […]

Updated: May 20, 2020 | By | More


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