Tuscany self-catering - holiday rental apartments close to Siena

Tuscany self-catering - holiday apartments within a mediaeval monastery close to Siena – perfect for exploring Tuscany and the rest of central Italy.

The nearby city of Siena is one of the loveliest and most important of Italy’s ‘art cities’. Situated in the centre of Tuscany, snug within its ancient walls, dominated by the Gothic dream of a Cathedral, and stretching out around the unusual shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, Siena is a delight.

You can explore the Museo Civico, with frescoes by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Simone Martini and many others decorating the walls of its mediaeval rooms. There is the old city hospital, the Ospedale di Santa Maria della Scala, now a monument to mediaeval art, with frescoed chapels and halls. And see the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, a cornucopia of devotional art; meanwhile, the extraordinary black and white marble layers of the Duomo (cathedral) make this one of the most remarkable mediaeval buildings you will see. Or, time your visit right and you can enjoy the adrenaline-filled spectacular of one of the twice-yearly runnings of the Palio, the breathtaking horse race that pits neighbourhood against neighbourhood, as riders race around the Campo at the city’s heart.

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