Ancient rival of Florence, Siena, with its numerous monuments - Piazza del Campo with the Palazzo Pubblico and the Torre del Mangia , the Cathedral, the churches of Santa Maria di Provenzano and of San Francesco and the Museo Civico, housing masterpieces by the Masters of the 14th century Sienese School - and with its "Palio", attracts every year thousands of tourists from all over the world.

The gorgeous Sienese countryside is scattered with Medieval hamlets and towns, particularly interesting from a historical, cultural and landscape point of view, such as Monteriggioni , San Gimignano, Montepulciano , Pienza and Montalcino , just to mention the most famous ones.

Siena boasts also a great wine-growing and culinary tradition, whose specialities are the "pici" (a kind of fresh pasta), the "pecorino cheese" produced in the valleys of the province, the "panforte" and the "ricciarelli", Siena`s typical Christmas desserts renowned all over the world.

Siena - The Town on Three Hills

Siena is a town raising on three hills in the heart of Tuscany, between the valleys of the rivers Merse, Elsa and Arbia. Surrounded by the Chianti region on the north and the Crete senesi on the south, Siena is a sort of watershed between so different landscapes such as that of the Chianti region - made of gentle hills covered with olive groves and vineyards for the production of one of the most famous wines in the world - and that of the Crete Senesi - made of sheer and almost plantless hills.