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Travelogue: Italy
Siena: Scenes around Town
Our next stop after Rome was Siena, and it was peaceful and relaxing. We had planned on spending just one day here, but decided more or less instantly to extend that. Without a doubt, the best food of our trip was the two dinners we had here, and all in all it was our favorite stop. We stopped several times to look at real estate listings, and I have every intention of owning property there some day.
Siena is one of the Hill Towns of Tuscany, and has a very distinctive character. It's much more like a small town than a city, and it was easy to get around by walking.
Siena also had some of the best specialty foods that we tried on our trip. Of course, I may be biased because they mainly seemed to be sweets! Panforte, a dense, sticky confection made from dried fruits, nuts and honey, was a staple food for the Crusades — Medieval trail mix! We also enjoyed a thorough sampling of ricchiarelli, a soft almond cookie. Yum.
A typical scene from one of the higher points
Dramatic lighting and green shutters
Another picturesquely decaying wall
One of the many alleys that we just had to turn down and investigate
