Siena is a wonderful town that you should visit if you are planing to travel to Tuscany. Siena is a medieval town situated at 322 meters above sea level in the heart of Tuscany. Siena still keeps its medieval appearance. The town is characterized by narrow streets, noble buildings and unique gothic churchs as its Duomo (the main cathedral). The origin of Siena is Etruscan, than it was colonized by Romans. During the middle ages it become an important, rich and powerful town and around the year 1200 Siena become the most important town in central Italy. Confrontation with Florence was inevitable and after many centuries of wars Florence was able to conquer Siena in the year 1556 so than Siena lost its autonomy and its power. Nowadays Siena is a very well kept town. I would recommend once there to visit at list the famous Piazza del Campo and the Duomo.
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