Siena was our favorite stop on the Italy tour. (We didn't go on a specific tour - we went on my OCD Travel Planning Adventure - email me for the itinerary). Siena is about 1 hr and 30 minutes south of Firenze, so you can take the SITA Bus line (just around the corner from the train station in Firenze) and be dropped off right smack in the middle of Siena's flea market (if it's Wednesday). Be sure to check when the last bus back is (I think it's 8:45pm) we didn't and were stuck in Siena for the night (poor us!). My ODC only goes so far.
We stopped for lunch and dinner at these two great spots - tasting the pastas, seafood and bistecca (massive steak!)
A climb atop the Panorama (which you access through the museum) will give you the most beautiful views of the countryside. Invest in the Opa Si Pass so that you may experience the cathedral, crypt, and museum with the Panorama!
Bring your walking shoes. Lots of steep hills like San Francisco! My last name can be found everywhere as well. It means "from Siena"...
Venezia will be the next stop on my tour this week. Stick around!
Oh my goodness, those photos are stunning. Kisses, my dear.
ReplyDeleteOh how stunning. What a gorgeous place. i can't wait to get out there some day!
ReplyDelete"OCD Travel Planning Adventure" - LOL hey, that's how I travel too! My friends' motto for me is, "Tracy will do anything spontaneous, as long as it's carefully planned." Love it!
ReplyDeleteYour food pictures in the slide show had me drooling, as always. I was in Firenze (Florence) several years ago and I adored it!
Gorgeous!
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Siena was one of my fave spots i visited...the duomo is one the most beautiful one i've ever seen...the inside is amazing! we sat on the campo for like 2 hrs people watching and eating gelato in the sunlight...amazing memory.
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