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A day in Siena off the beaten paths

Art, histoire et tradition
23
Apr
2014
Piazza del Campo and the Mangia Tower: two points you probably would like to start from, at your first arrival in Siena. One thing you may not perceive of Siena is that it was built at the center of three…
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Truffle time in Siena: the white gold of Crete Senesi

Divers
16
Apr
2014
Spring or Summer are not properly the good seasons to go truffle hunting, but nevertheless, the area of Crete Senesi, which we will write about in the next post, is a nice reason to visit the area.
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Val D’Orcia: a Unesco Patrimony

Divers
15
Apr
2014
Sweet golden hills which go slowly, showing charming once upon a time landscapes, high dark green pinewoods which design the skyline of a still untouched area of Tuscany: Val D’Orcia.
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Siena wild pig: traditions and culture to discover

Art, histoire et tradition
02
Apr
2014
Have you ever seen a pig in his natural element? Well, if you did, imagine how weird can be a wild pig, with a very ancient pedigree, completely free in nature, base of one of the most typical food products…
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Secret Siena: the open FAI days 2014

Nouvelles et événements
27
Mar
2014
If you are in Italy at the end of March, do not miss the FAI open days, a unique moment to visit places and monuments normally not opened to public. FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano, usually referred to in English as…
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Artisans of the beauty, shopping the old Siena

Art, histoire et tradition
19
Mar
2014
Some of you may live a travel abroad as a way to know and understand culture and history in many different approaches. Little nice shops, scattered throughout the town may give you the sense of living in the ancient times,…
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Bambimus: Siena for children

Divers
10
Mar
2014
Art cities may not be so easy going for children: long and boring visits to museums or buildings, long and tiring walks and no places to stop, nice things but impossible to touch.
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Italian home made pasta? The Siena “Pici” delicatessen

Divers
05
Mar
2014
You may have noticed that Italian cuisine has a plenty of different handmade pasta kinds, everyone with its own story, coming from ancient habits and ancient local people who lived the area. Pici are one of this. Certainly very old,…
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Strolling in Siena between water and fountains

Art, histoire et tradition
26
Feb
2014
Siena was not built on a river, and that is a curious fact, thinking for example to other important Italian towns such as Florence or Rome. But, as a matter of fact, Siena is surrounded by sweet hills that are…
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Strolling around the history: “Contrada”, myths and legends

Art, histoire et tradition
19
Feb
2014
In the last post we guided you through a couple of Contrada milestones: the oratory, a place where the “Contradaioli” (people of the Contrada) go to offer their prayers to win the Palio. Siena lives on the Contrada system, which…
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The heart of Siena: the “Terzo” of San Martin

Art, histoire et tradition
10
Feb
2014
You may imagine Siena as a medieval borough closed in the protection of its ancient walls where the Contradas are like a traditional division system organized in the ages. However, this is not actually the truth. To make you understand…
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The unexpected Siena: discovering the underground and the “Bottini”

Art, histoire et tradition
05
Feb
2014
You may have seen tons of photos of Siena: Piazza del Campo, the Palio, Torre del Mangia. Beautiful signs of a town with a very ancient history that people proudly keep on following those traditions, which made this place an…
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