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4 Street by Street: Siena

Siena’s principal sights cluster in the maze of narrow
streets and alleys around the fan-shaped Piazza del
Campo. One of Europe’s greatest medieval squares, the
piazza sits at the heart of the city’s 17 contrade, the
historic districts whose ancient rivalries are still acted
out in the twice-yearly Palio (see p392). Loyalty to the
contrada of one’s birth is fierce, and as you wander
the streets you will see the parishes’ animal symbols
repeated on flags, plaques, and carvings.
The Duomo dominating Siena’s skyline
Bus station

Train station V I A B A N C H I D I S O P R A
Via della Galluzza
leads to the house of
St. Catherine, Siena’s VIA D. GALLUZZA PIAZZA
patron saint (see p392). INDIPENDENZA
The Baptistry has V I A B A N C H I D I S O T T O
fine frescoes and
a font with reliefs
by Donatello,
Jacopo della VIA DI FONTEBRANDA V I A D I D I A C C E T O
Quercia, and
Ghiberti.
. Duomo
Striped black and white PIA ZZ A
marble pillars, surmounted DEL
by a carved frieze of the VIA DEI PELLEGRINI
popes, support the Duomo’s PIAZZA SAN C AMPO
vaulted ceiling, painted blue VIA FRANCIOSA GIOVANNI
with gold stars to resemble
the night sky (see p392).
V I A D E L F U S A R I
Each tier of the Duomo’s bell
tower has one more window
than the floor below.

Cafés and shops fill A T T I
the streets around V I A D E L P O G G I O C
Piazza del Duomo. PIAZZA DEL I
DUOMO A D
V I

V I A D E L C A P I T A N O

Key
Suggested route
Museo dell’Opera
del Duomo
The museum (see p392) houses weathered sculptures 0 meters 300
from the cathedral, including this battered she-wolf 0 yards 300
suckling Romulus and Remus.
For hotels and restaurants see pp438–40 and pp441–3

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