Sienna

Ah, Sienna, lovely town. Here is a panoramic shot of the main piazza, Il Campo.

But since I don’t think you can enlarge a panoramic photo to really see any of the details, here are a couple of photos of different building surrounding this piazza.

Sienna has the narrow lanes and old buildings, left from medieval times.

The town had fortress protection (photo on the right), although we didn’t go inside to look, and nice views from two different vantage points.

I’ve already attached several photos from Sienna in other posts–on the amazing floors, the music books and musical instruments, the fountains, and the use of Carrara marble in the cathedral. But the cathedral is certainly worth the posting of a few more photos.

The front facade (which had pink marble, but it was hard to get a good photograph that showed the pink color in the bright sunlight.)

(is this proof of the pink marble?)

and the inside again

and more views of the inside

Sienna also has an unfinished church…unfinished from what date I don’t remember.

The Fountain of Joy (Fonte Gaia) needs a mention again, although it was hard to get a good photo of the entire fountain. Here is a panoramic shot, but it bends the fountain in a strange way.

The fountain had carvings of the important events that give joy to our lives. On the left side of the fountain (and in the left photo) is one of God creating Adam (who just happens to have a bird on his head as I took the shot.) As always, click on the photos to see them as a slideshow.

What else? I didn’t take a photo of the good gelato we ate, so I guess I should end with a beautiful rose, taken with Lisa’s selfie, stick since it was fairly high above my head. Shouldn’t I get flowers in every post?

Well, maybe it is better to end with this photo of birds flying through Il Campo.

Or then again, perhaps I should end with happy, but tired tourists.