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    Piazza del Campo
    Church displaying the flags of the Contrades of Siena112Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption or Siena CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption or Siena CathedralPart of the floor of the Siena CathedralA fresco of the Siena CathedralLibrary ceiling inside the main Duomo of SienaA done in the Siena CathedralOne of the books in the Library of the Duomo of SienaA stained glass window in the Siena CathedralSiena CathedralSiena CathedralThe pulpit of the Siena Cathedral

    Siena, Tuscany

    June 7, 2022 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    This Tuscan hill town will transport you back to the Middle Ages. Siena's grand cathedral, built in the 1200s, has treasured artworks and marvelous marble floors. It is truly breathtaking and can even rival St Peters Basilica in Rome. The Piazza del Campo, the main town square shaped like a fan, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    It's also home to the Palio di Siena, perhaps the most infamous horserace in the world. Riders representing seventeen Contrades or districts of Siena ride around the square twice a year. Think of it as NYC if Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, etc each had their own flag alliances and rivalries. Very Hufflepuff versus Slitherin. Then, twice a year they had horserace

    You can read more about the Contrades below.
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrade_of_Siena

    Read about the Palio di Siena below (with pictures)
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palio_di_Siena    Read more