notepad useful numbers WHAT TO EAT AND DRINK TOURIST INFORMATION APT SIENA Tel. 0577.280551 Urban Trekking Panforte, Ricciarelli, local TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY AND PROVINCE OF SIENA Tel. 0577.43273 Urban cinta pork salami, pecorino TAXI - ACTIVE 24 HOURS A DAY - Tel. 0577.49222 Trekking for cheese EMERGENCY ROOM POLICLINICO LE SCOTTE Tel. 0577.585807-0577.585809 trekking WHAT TO BUY in Siena young explorers Wooden balls and tin air check horses with the colors of the Air check is an “environmental traffic light” contradas, toy carts and bells Y Urban trekking is a sport that measures the level of air quality. ou are the star of this adventure. We shall WHAT TO SEE for all. Following an The polluting agents monitored by it are carbon dioxide, explore the secret parts of Siena and you can Accademia dei Fisiocritici, Church of San itinerary on foot through hilly city streets does not Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi, Church of San ozone, and noise. The green light means excellent air tell your friends that you discovered a Domenico, Church of San Francesco, Church of Santa Maria quality, yellow indicates fair quality, and red indicates a fantastic city among the museums, parks, require any special training. It is a perfect way of in Provenzano, Baptistry of San Giovanni, Saint Catherine heavily polluted atmosphere. fountains, games, shows, and ghosts. Ready toning up the mind and body for everyone who is of Siena’s house and sanctuary, Cathedral, Church of forced to live in cramped spaces and feels the need Sant’Agostino, Church of Santa Lucia, Santa Maria della to start? One, two, three: GO!!! IN COOPERATION WITH Scala museum complex, Children’s Art Museum, Cathedral AUTOMOBILE CLUB D'ITALIA to liberate pent-up energies. Ideal also for children, Museum, Oratory of San Bernardino and Diocesan Museum A1 Florence H urban trekking is a new and entertaining way to get of Sacred Art, Botanical Garden, Palazzo Piccolomini – EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE P P to know the history and artistic beauty of a city state archives, Palazzo Pubblico – Civic Museum, Palazzo PORTA CAMOLLIA TRAIN STATION delle Papesse –Center of Contemporary Art, National where it is still possible to walk around easily and P DURATION: A full day, including stops Picture Gallery, Synagogue, Torre del Mangia breathe clean air. n PORTA OVILE LENGTH: 12 km (7.5 mi) DON’T MISS P we DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY: steep hilly streets, stone and brick Carnival (February-March), Images of the Imagination P Arezzo-Rome A1 s MILAN pavement not always in good repair VENICE (March-April), Feast of Saint Joseph (19 March), “Towers SUGGESTED CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT: comfortable P PORTA PISPINI FLORENCE and Falcons” in the Orto de’ Pecci (March-October), Palio SIENA Sponsored by the Monte dei Paschi Foundation rubber-soled shoes, hat, binoculars, flashlight, camera, PORTA FONTEBRANDA P of the Madonna of Provenzano (2 July), Palio of } ROME MILC 2003 - PHOTO LENSINI - TEXTS BY BARBARA LATINI AND ELISA VENTURINI IN COLLABORATION WITH SILVIA ORRÙ WITH SILVIA AND ELISA VENTURINI IN COLLABORATION LATINI BARBARA LENSINI - TEXTS BY 2003 - PHOTO MILC drawing pad and pencils Our Lady of the Assumption (16 August), PORTA LATERINA NAPLES CHARACTERISTIC ELEMENTS: fountains, towers, castles, P PORTA ROMANA Succoth – Feast of Booths (8 September), P P city walls, gates, parks Minimasgalano (October), Feast of Saint Lucy THE BEST SEASONS: all year long, preferably from October to March PORTA TUFI (13 December), Santa Claus (December), PORTA SAN MARCO Ice skating rink (December-January) Grosseto WWW.COMUNE.SIENA.IT/TURISMO away from Rome to escape their cruel called Porta Pispini, built in the middle you can see a marble head of Giomo that defended the city from enemy Trekking for uncle Romulus. They ran and ran, and of the thirteenth century. Coming back (remember who he was?). Stop in front attacks. finally stopped near a river called Tressa, up the street from the gate, at no. 164 of the church of Santa Lucia and imagine 9 young explorers and built a city. To thank the gods Apollo you will find the Children's Art Museum. that it is the middle of the winter, on piazza duomo Suggested starting point: "San Francesco" parking lot and Diana, the twins lit a big fire on the This is the ideal place to play and learn December 13th, when Siena celebrates Now walk along Via San Marco until you altars. To their great amazement, the about art at the same time, through the feast day of the saint who protects get to a wide space called the Pian dei smoke became white and black, the exhibits, animated tours, and workshops. Mantellini, which means plain of the BELLS OF SANTA LUCIA colors of the coat of arms of the city Now go into Piazza Manzoni, where a little cloaks. It has this name because 1 CHILDREN’S ART MUSEUM SKELETON OF A WHALE AT THE ACCADEMIA DEI FISIOCRITICI piazza san francesco formed by a stone wall with one or they had just founded--Siena. To the left sweeping view of the city opens up the monks in the church of San Niccolo' In front of you is the big church of San more towers. Be careful, because the of the Palace is the Torre del Mangia, della Fortuna, which means alley of before your eyes. falconry. Now go along the steep street al Carmine here wore short cloaks. Now FONTEBRANDA AND SAN DOMENICO 7 Francesco, built in the 12th century, spirit of Giovanni Ugurgieri, who died which means Tower of the Eater, good luck, and if you want to, you can Can you recognize some of the in front of you to the Piazza del Mercato, prato di sant’agostino go on along the Via del Fosso di where Bernardino Albizzeschi became a heroically during the battle of because the man whose job it was to stop in the little park to play. Then go on monuments? You are now in front of the the Market Square. The Sienese call the Now come out on Via P.A. Mattioli and Sant’Ansano, a quiet street with a day. Here’s a hint: there is a skull right Franciscan friar in 1402. He would go on Monteaperti (1260), still wanders about ring the bells every hour was nicknamed along Via Salicotto until you get to covered pavilion in the middle of the walk uphill for a short stretch. On your splendid view over the valley below. In by it! When you get to Piazza Jacopo to become the famous St. Bernardino, these walls. Now go down to the street Mangiaguadagni, because of his high Piazzetta A. Franchi, where you can square the "big turtle," because its roof left you will come to the entrance to the this area, according to legend, a pot of della Quercia, you will wonder what is and the Oratory on the right side of the called Banchi di Sotto. In the Middle salary. But there are others who say he admire the view of the Orto de' Pecci. looks like a turtle shell. Orto Botanico, the Botanical Garden, boiling oil was prepared in order to kill that strange structure that is so big and square is dedicated to him. Follow the Ages this street was lined with 'banchi' got the name because he spent all his The square contains the Fontanina della where there are lots of special plants, Ansanus, but when he was put in the impressive. The Sienese call it the 6 itinerary among the hilly streets of this or counters, where merchants sold their earnings eating and drinking in the Torre, the little fountain of the tower, orti dei tolomei such the "living stones", made up of two oil, it miraculously stopped boiling. Facciatone, and it is what would have neighborhood until you come to the wares and above all, money changers taverns! The tower is 102 meters high. where children born in the contrada of Now you are on Via G. Dupré. Along this fat leaves camouflaged to resemble Ansanus is now the patron saint of been the facade of the new cathedral church of Santa Maria in Provenzano, changed money from one currency to Are you ready to climb up? Be careful the Tower are baptized as contrada street, on March 19, which is Father's rocks. The garden has a ghost that Siena. Now go up the steep dark street that the Sienese wanted to build. But built at the end of the sixteenth century another. because the 400 steps are quite steep, members. Day in Italy, the contrada of the Wave wanders through the valley at night. His called Vicolo di San Girolamo, or St the black plague struck in 1348, killing a to house an image of Our Lady which but the view you will see from up there celebrates Saint Joseph, who was Jesus' name is Giomo, who died heroically in Jerome's alley, and you will come out in large part of the population, and also 2 4 had brought about miracles. The July il campo porta pispini - earthly father. battle in 1207. But there are lots more the cathedral square, called Piazza the building was showing signs of If you walk down the Vicolo dei Pollaioli, basilica dei servi SHOW OF FALCONRY AT ORTO DE’ PECCI Stands up and down the street sell rice things to discover! If you like minerals, eyes. These streets fill up with children Duomo in Italian. The Cathedral, stability problems (did you see how big which means alley of the poultry sellers, Along Via dei Pispini you will see a fritters, toys, and the traditional little fossils, insects, and birds, and want to and stands selling little bells with the dedicated to the Virgin Mary, was built and tall the pillars are?), so the project you come out in the heart of the city, Fountain, which gets its name from the basilica of San Clemente in Santa Maria carts with the colors of the contrada.