The book festival for kids comes back in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 31. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
One of the purposes of this wonderful festival is to celebrate the charm of reading: “Leggere è Volare” will take place in Siena and province from 4th to 20th November. The event comes to the 21st edition and is a meeting with the most prestigious Italian writers, and there will be also theatrical performances, movie previews [...]
Rooms of desire by Milo Manara in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture on 18. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
In Siena there had been the opening of an exhibition dedicated to one of the big artists of Italian comics, Milo Manara, at the Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala, an event that you can’t miss if you like illustration and you desire to discover a multi-sensorial and dreamy route. Until 8th Janaury 2012 you [...]
Terra di Siena Film Festival with Susan Sarandon
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 27. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
The prestigious Terra di Siena Film Festival, scheduled from 1st to 5th October, will enrich these days of autumn in the wonderful Tuscan city of Siena. The festival comes to the XV edition and is a great meeting for the Seventh Art fans, that will meet in Siena some of their favorite celebrities. This year, [...]
The historical monuments of Siena: Palazzo Salimbeni
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Itineraries on 07. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
One of the most beautiful results of Italian architecture rises just in Siena: is Palazzo Salimbeni, restored and renovated in different periods, a suggested location of a route to discover the treasures of the city. In Salimbeni square you can see Via Banchi di Sopra, the only street that arrives here, and the perfect combination [...]
An harvest of music and video in Montalcino
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 02. Sep, 2011 | 0 Comments
September comes and it’s time for harvest. But besides the harvest of the precious Tuscan grape, this year there is an event that celebrates with music the charm of this area: at the begin of the harvest of Brunello starts the festival Hartvest in Montalcino, a weekend (2nd and 3rd September) of concerts, video, exhibitions [...]
Music at Horti in Val d’Orcia
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events, Food & Wine on 26. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
The province of Siena continues to offer relevant events for Italian and foreigner tourists, and Senese people that want do discover the surrounding territory. The next meeting will be from 27th August to 3rd September in the wonderful set of San Quirico d’Orcia with the International Festival of Music, Food and Wine Musica negli Horti. [...]
Special events during the Senese summer
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 05. Aug, 2011 | 0 Comments
Waiting for the next Palio, on 16th August, there are many unique events that the city offers during this month. Who loves classical music cannot miss the concert of Maurizio Pollini, the famous pianist, on Tuesday 9th at 9:15 pm, is the only Italian date this summer and will take place at Teatro dei Rinnovati, for [...]
Discover the synagogue of Siena, heritage of the city
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Itineraries on 15. Jul, 2011 | 1 Comment
In Siena the places to see are easily reachable from the center, sometimes located in alleys or historical squares but often not recommended among the remarkable venues. The city offers a lot to tourists and also to citizens that want to know better Siena. Now it’s time to discover the synagogue, built in 1786 by the [...]
The Contrada of Goose won the Palio on July 2nd
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 05. Jul, 2011 | 1 Comment
On Saturday 2nd July took place the traditional Palio di Provenzano (in honour of the Madonna di Provenzano), the first important event in Siena this year for contrade. It was a dramatic edition caused by some accidents (some tests were postponed because of the rain) and above all the death of the horse Messi of Contrada [...]
The Narrazioni festival in Poggibonsi
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 24. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
This weekend there is a comeback of a prestigious festival in Poggibonsi, in province of Siena, dedicated to literature with special guests as writers and musicians, a free event that you shouldn’t miss. Is called Narrazioni, is started on 23rd June and is taking place in the historical center and near the Fonte delle Fate [...]
The voices of fountains in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 15. Jun, 2011 | 0 Comments
The historical importance of fountains in Siena is well known, here there are 25 km of subterranean waterworks, the famous Bottini di Siena. It’s a work of the human cleverness, that allowed to build the fountains of the city, currently working; among these we suggest Fonti di Pescaia, that in the past provided water for fish [...]
Tuscan Landscapes at Sala Rosa of University of Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 19. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
A photo exhibition is a pretext for us to suggest a location to see in Siena, little known to tourists but rich of history as many other places in the city. Is the Sala Rosa of University of Siena, that is situated at the church of Santa Mustiola, that today is deconsecrated and used as [...]
A museum for a friend in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 03. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
This month a lot of cultural initiatives are scheduled, so have a look at the special visits and the nocturnal openings to promote the Tuscan museums, a good reason to travel to Siena and its surroundings during the spring. First of all we mention “Amico Museo”, a series of events promoted by Region Tuscany to [...]
