Day 4: Siena Day Trip

Our group at the Duomo di Siena
Our group took a bus to the Mediaval hill town of Siena where our guide Reggina walked us up and down narrow cobblestone streets with an crash course on the history of the city's patron saint (Catherine), contrade (rival neighborhoods), wealthy banking families, palaces, churches, city hall, artists, and the Piazza del Campo where a horse race is run every July. After our walking tour and lunch, our students spent time drawing in sketchbooks at locations throughout the city.
Anika Drawing at Piazza del Campo, Siena
View of Basilica di San Domenico where we viewed the relics of Santa Caterina
View of Siena Duomo
View of inside the Duomo di Siena
View of inside the Duomo di Siena
Torre Di Mangia, Siena. Several  students climbed the bell tower!
Pizza Lunch in Siena
Rigatoni and Amber on the bus ride home to Firenze!

Simple delights in Siena
An arched walking path in Siena
a detail of marble surfaces in the duomo of Siena

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