Siena Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Italy’s perfect pairs for honeymooners

    12 April 2012

    I think my partner and I had both given up on getting married by the time we met. Our siblings...

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  2. Best ways to see Europe

    20 September 2011

    Four wheels, two wheels, ferry or foot – in this extract from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show you...

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  3. 48 Hours in Siena

    11 September 2011

    Though it was probably no picnic for the residents that endured it, Siena‘s centuries-long economic downturn during Medici rule can...

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  4. World’s 10 best festivals

    16 November 2010

    Being at festivals is like standing inside the mind of a culture as it dreams. They have the ability to...

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  5. Thrills and spills, medieval style: Il Palio

    13 July 2009

    One of Italy’s most spectacular and best known festivals, Il Palio is held twice yearly in Siena on 2 July...

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