This Accademia dei Fisiocritici incorporates several museums including those of geology, zoology and mineralogy. Here you can see a display of stuffed animals in an...

The Palaeontology Museum was founded in 1691 and includes the library of the Anatomist Paolo Mascagni. This museum is an interesting place and a little...

The San Leonardo al Lago church is not far from the town and is famous for its fabulous frescoes by the artists Lippo Vanni and...

Baldassarre Peruzzi renovated the church of San Niccolò al Carmine that dates back to the 14th century. It would have been difficult for the Carmelite...

The Botanical Gardens of Siena were founded by Biagio Bartalini in 1784. They can be located inside the southern walls of the city near to...

Originally built to defend the city of Siena, the Santa Barbara Fort is constructed in brick. It was commissioned by Cosimo I de Medici and...

The Archivio Storico Comune in Siena is an archive which contains documentation relating to the Comune (local council). It records activities since the date the...

The church of Sant’Agostino built in the 11th Century has see much in its varied life. Beset by numerous fires, it was restored by Luigi...

Tradition says that the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala was founded in the 9th Century, while the oldest documents testify to its existence since...

The National Picture Gallery is considered to be one of the finest museums in Tuscany and holds many great works. Paintings include: the Madonna of...

The church of Santa Maria della Scala was erected on the site of a church which existed in medieval times. It was built in the...

The church of San Pietro a Ovile in Siena was founded in the 13th Century. It is thought to be a former site of the...

The origins of the church of San Pietro alle Scale have been lost in the mists of time. It is likely to have been built...

The Piccolomini Library was founded by Pope Pius III in the late 15th Century. The idea behind it was to house the collection which belonged...

The Palazzo Chigi Saracini houses the Rococo style concert hall, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana. It has been in the hands of the Fondazione Accademia Musicale...

The Loggia della Mercanzia dates to the early 15th Century and is a wonderful example of the move from late Gothic to Renaissance architecture. Sano...

The Palazzo delle Papesse was built between 1460 and 1495 to a plan by the architect, Bernardo Rossellino. It was designed to be a residence...

The Museo Archeologico in Siena was moved from its original home on the ground floor of the Sapienza. Today the museum can be found in...

The Museo dell’Opera Metropolitana is home to a number of important works. Among these are: the ‘Madonna and Child’ by Jacopo della Quercia, the ‘Majesty’...

The Branda fountain was enlarged in the 12th Century and was documented as early as 1081, making it one of the oldest in existence. It...