Country House Nazzano accommodation is just 30 km from Siena

Siena
located in the heart of Tuscany and surrounded by hills, it is one of the most beautiful medieval cities in Italy.
The heart of the city is the famous Piazza del Campo, with its particular shell shape, in which the famous Palio is held, one of the most important events for all the Sienese people. The Palio di Siena is a passionate horse race that takes place every year, in July and August, and its origins seem to date back to the seventeenth century.
Piazza del Campo is the central nucleus of Siena since the time of the Romans, who had their Forum here. The square was repaved during the Government of the Nine, a semi-democratic group in power between 1287 and 1355, with a division into nine sections in memory of the Government and symbolizes the mantle of the Madonna that protects the city.
The Campo is dominated by the red Palazzo Pubblico and its tower, called Torre del Mangia. The Palazzo Pubblico, as well as the Duomo of Siena, was built during the Government of the Nine, which was the period of maximum economic and cultural splendor of Siena. The Palace still today houses the offices of the Municipality, similarly to Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. From the courtyard inside the Palace you can access the Civic Museum and the Torre del Mangia, on top of which, having climbed 500 steps, you can enjoy a splendid view of the city.
In the Civic Museum are preserved some of the most beautiful paintings of the Sienese school. The Sala del Concistoro offers one of the most beautiful works by Domenico Beccafumi, who frescoed the ceilings by painting the cycle of public virtues. In the Sala del Mappamonto and in the Sala della Pace (or Sala dei Nove) there are some real masterpieces: the great majesty and the equestrian portrait of Guidoriccio da Fogliano at the siege of Montemassi by Simone Martini and the Allegories of Good and Bad Government by Ambrogio Lorenzetti, considered one of the major pictorial cycles of the Middle Ages.

At the National Picture Gallery of Siena there are some masterpieces by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone Martini and Pietro Lorenzetti, to name a few.
Santa Maria della Scala, in front of the Cathedral is one of the first examples of "hospital" (intended as a place of hospitality) in Europe, which welcomed pilgrims who went to Rome. Today it is a museum and hosts many temporary exhibitions.

The artisan shops of leather goods, blacksmiths, weavers and ceramists are famous, concentrated in Via della Città, via Stalloreggi, via Banchi di Sopra and Via Montanini. The avenues with the greatest concentration of boutiques and shops are between Via Banchi di Sopra and Piazza Matteotti. There are also many jewelers and shoe shops.

Here is the best of Tuscan cuisine. Do not miss the hors d'oeuvres with the typical local salami, the crostini of livers or spleen, the typical Pici (hand-made spaghettoni), the many varieties of cheese, the gingerbread, the "Pan coi Santi" with walnuts and raisins , ricciarelli and cavallucci.