These walls were built back in 1213 and run completely around the town.
The main gate.
The southern gate.
And just because you know I love a good door photo!
From Monteriggoni our next stop was Siena. Siena has become. UNESCO heritage listed town. You can easily see why!
This is the main Piazza del Campo where the annual prestigious horse race, Palio, is held each year. The magnificent Palazzo Pubblico with its Torre del Mangia dominates on the right side.
The buildings below wrap around the Piazza.
This fountain lies in the Piazza. It has some very bold pigeons!
This view shows the Siena Duomo with the Basilica of St John to the right.
Some of the famous Siena Panforte. I bought a slice of the chocolate variety!
Italy has some of the best door knockers I've ever seen.
And finally a gorgeous Sienese bakery.
The Siena Duomo (cathedral) was next.
This Duomo had wonderful marble floors - even better than Firenze's.
This is the main Capella dome.
Below is the main altar.
The sacrist area was a huge room with amazing frescoes over the ceiling and walls done br Rafaello. One features a very young Michaelangelo.
That's Michaelangelo on the left with his hand on his hip.
These huge music books lined the walls. They possessed gregorian style chants and hymns.
Michelangelo did these statues just prior to beginning the famed statue of David in Firenze.
We also did San Gimignano. I'll post those photos soon.
Arrived eric!
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