Historic Cities
Walk Siena in 1750
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Historic Places, Rebuilt · City walk
Siena and the Palio, 1750
Siena in 1750 is a tightly held medieval city that stages its civic life as festival: the Palio is the city's public drama, its streets, flags and rival wards made visible by the race. This walk moves from the clay hills that surround Siena, through its gates and winding lanes, into the shell of Piazza del Campo and up to the fortress ramparts that look over the crete.
36 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 14 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Siena as it stood in 1750 (“Palio di Siena”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Crete Senesi Approach
- 2. Porta Romana
- ↳ Porta Romana Inn · interior
- 3. Fontebranda
- ↳ Tanners' Vault at Fontebranda · interior
- 4. Piazza San Domenico
- ↳ Chapel of Saint Catherine · interior
- 5. Via Banchi di Sotto
- 6. Piazza Tolomei
- 7. Via di Città
- 8. Piazza del Campo (South)
- ↳ Contrada Oratory · interior
- 9. Fonte Gaia
- 10. Palazzo Pubblico
- ↳ Sala del Consiglio · interior
- 11. Torre del Mangia (Base)
- ↳ Bellringers' Chamber · interior
- 12. Via del Capitano
- ↳ Contrada Feast Hall · interior
- 13. Piazza del Mercato
- ↳ Covered Market Hall · interior
- 14. Via Banchi di Sopra
- 15. Piazza Salimbeni
- ↳ Monte Counting House · interior
- 16. Palazzo Chigi-Saracini
- 17. Piazza del Duomo
- ↳ Piccolomini Library · interior
- 18. Cathedral Façade
- ↳ Cathedral Nave · interior
- 19. Baptistery of San Giovanni
- ↳ Baptistery Octagonal Hall · interior
- 20. Santa Maria della Scala (Façade)
- ↳ Hall of Pellegrini · interior
- 21. Fortezza Medicea (Approach)
- ↳ Fortress Barracks · interior
- 22. Ramparts of the Fortezza