Siena

Siena has a modern, ground level portion, and a rewarding hilltop medieval presence with a goregeous cathedral and sweeping Piazza del Campo, a fan-shaped plaza extending from the staggering clock tower, surrounded - like any Italian tourist attraction - by souvenir stands and gift shops. Siena still participates in the medieval horse race Palio, which pits the various neighborhoods in the city against each other as they rally around their mascots.


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