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Siena international place of culture that boasts of an University from 750 years and gives hospitality to prestigious Institutes like the Chigiana Musical Academy, the University for Foreigners, the Academy of Fisiocritici and Intronati, seat of meetings and congresses. The town, where every stone remained unchanged during the centuries, where you can breath an atmosphere that can be found nowhere else, because its people kept their fathers' traditions alive, like those connected with the Palio Feast, renewing them every year with unchanged strength and enthusiasm.

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travel guide to Siena - one of Italy's best preserved medieval towns, located in the heart of Tuscany. Siena, built on three hills and surrounded by well preserved walls, is filled with fine examples of Gothic architecture and has one of the world's most unique piazzas - il Campo - (shaped like a shell with scalloped edges). Of course, the world-famous Palio is an important part of Sienese identity, history and culture.

To fully discover and appreciate all that Siena offers, one should visit the city for more than a just a few days. Siena makes an excellent base for other excursions in Tuscany, as it is not far from charming towns such as San Gimignano, Pienza, and towns world famous for wine, such as Montalcino and Montepulciano. You can find information about these places as well,

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Sienna and chianti area of San Gimignano on welcometuscany.it http://www.welcometuscany.it/tuscany/siena/siena.htm About Siena, your tourist guide to Siena Information about the city of Siena history culture hotels maps and much more. www.aboutsiena.com Official Web Site APT Siena & Chianciano Terme Val di Chiana portale turistico delle APT Siena e Chianciano Terme Val di Chiana - Provincia di Siena. Contiene informazioni, suggerimenti, idee vacanza, ... www.terresiena.it Comune di Siena Offre informazioni sulla città e la provincia: l'amministrazione, il turismo, la cultura, l'economia, il Palio. www.comune.siena.it

Palio di Siena Famous Horse Race in Siena.

The Palio di Siena, held in Siena's Campo in July and again in August, is a historic horse racing event that takes the 17 Contrade of Siena a whole year to prepare for.

Palio di Siena - Official Site Find dates and history of the Palio di Siena.

Palio di Siena Find out what the famous Sienna horse race is all about from an eyewitness account.

Palio: The Colors of Siena An online book with historical details on what the Palio di Siena is all about. This is a fabulous resource for those interested in how the community is involved in the process of preparing for the Palio and how the Palio has evolved over the years.

Siena's contrada Museums Get valuable information on the contrade and their preperations for the palio, as well as information for visiting the cantrada museums of Sienna.

Siena's Palio Horse Race - How to buy tickets to the Palio Options for buying tickets to the Palio from the US. You might want to plan a year in advance for Palio tickets.

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