Travelling notes in Siena for Epiphany
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 05. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
2012 is just started and the next weekend will be, for many people, the last Christmas holiday: what can we do to enjoy it at the best? Spend a couple of days in Siena is a good idea also during winter, because there are events and places to visit. On 6th January, the day of [...]
New Year’s Eve at Piazza del Campo and at Fortress in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Events on 19. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
Feverish preparations for New Year’s Eve are under way, many people will spend this day in Tuscany, region that offers suitable attractions for everybody: families with children, groups of friends, couples and who loves elegance and nature. Siena is rich of ideas for prople that are going to book a weekend in the city, so [...]
Artistic decorations in the center of Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events on 13. Dec, 2011 | 1 Comment
Within Christmas events, just yesterday has open an original installation in the heart of Siena, that celebrates at the same time a great artist from the past and the talent of children, the future of creativity. In the courtyard of Palazzo Pubblico there is an installation made by fir trees and plants with spherical and [...]
Christmas events in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Events, Handicraft on 02. Dec, 2011 | 0 Comments
The Senese calendar is very rich in December: Christmas is coming and now it’s time to looking for presents and plan holidays, perhaps booking a travel to this nice Tuscan town. In occasion of festivity, Siena schedules during all the month special events, concerts, shows, guided tours and entertainment for all, so tourists and Senese people [...]
Typical Senese dishes: Reboiled soup
Posted by admin in Archive, Food & Wine on 25. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
We have said many times, gastronomy holds history, culture, the lifestyle of people, so is important to know different traditions and discover how were born the delicious dishes that now is difficult to find, except if you go to a typical restaurant, prepared by expert chefs or meet someone that knows how to cook these [...]
Poetry for peace, meetings and tastings in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture, Events, Food & Wine on 15. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
The International Festival of Poetry Poeti in libertà comes for the second time, with the aim to spread a message of peace getting together literature, music and enogastronomical traditions in prestigious locations in Siena. The event, totally free, is organized by the cultural association Macondo and will take place on 17th,18th and 19th November with [...]
Baroque festival in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Events on 04. Oct, 2011 | 0 Comments
Is a prestigious event of the Tuscan autumn, that celebrates baroque in all its shapes and comes to the fourth edition: is the Festival Contemporaneamente Barocco in Siena, the ideal chance to join great concerts, exclusive exhibitions, artistic itineraries and screenings on theme. The festival starts on Friday 7th October and continues until 23rd with [...]
Shows and traditions in Monteriggioni
Posted by admin in Archive, Events, Itineraries on 25. May, 2011 | 0 Comments
Our suggest for a out of town travel is the enchanting Monteriggioni, in the province of Siena, Medieval fortified town surrounded by a hillock and inside the walls by gardens that in the past were the sustenance for the population. This ancient town, born in 1213, has a castle that was a front line against [...]
Free concert on New Year’s Day in Monteriggioni, starting 2011 with joy
Posted by admin in Archive, Events on 29. Dec, 2010 | 0 Comments
Things are getting ready for the New Year’s Eve, but is useful to thinking about the 1st of January, if you are in Siena or province for holidays. First of all we suggest, for those who will be in Siena on 31st of December, that during the free concert in Piazza del Campo that we [...]
Siena and its Contrade: The Noble Contrada of the Caterpillar
Posted by admin in Archive, Culture on 02. Aug, 2010 | 0 Comments
The sixth and final trial before the Palio takes place on the 2 July — called the provaccia — was won this year by the Contrada del Bruco. The official register of the Municipality of Siena registers 34 victories to the Nobile Contrada del Bruco, the last on the 2 July 2005. The colours of [...]
Hot Air Balloon in Siena
Posted by admin in Archive, Itineraries on 28. Jun, 2010 | 1 Comment
Siena, art and countryside from a hot air balloon. The fascination of a trip above the countryside. As the aerial perspective changes slowly, favourite sights pass beneath you; the architecture of Siena, Piazza del Campo, the Duomo, le Crete or the grey-clay hills of Siena and the unforgettable Tuscan countryside. The experience of a hot [...]
Welcome to the new blog of Hotel Palazzo Ravizza!
Posted by admin in Archive on 09. Jun, 2010 | 0 Comments
Palazzo Ravizza’s Blog , born on a sunny June day just outside the gates of the historical centre of Siena, will give you an introduction to Siena and its surroundings, its artistic and cultural patrimony, its wonderful culture dedicated to wines and fine-eating and also the spectacular beauty of the surrounding province. We will publish [...]
