Siena Square Il Campo

This square is huge. Once per year they have horse races around the square. The posts on the edge of the square mark the spot where all the people must be. They are on the inside center part of the square. Horses race around the outside. When it rains, all the water runs into channels below and is used. It is a big bowl, draining to the left in the center of the left side.

Italy Day 5 - Riding North to Lucca

October 12th 2014
We packed out bags for pickup at 7:30 for departure to Lucca tonight. Along the way, we stopped in Sienna to eat lunch, walk alot, see little alleys, a church, aka Domo, public square, hall of justice, and get some history about the city. In Houston, the old section of town, buildings are from 1935, here, 1435 is considered historic. Lots of nice frescos, and it seems they are still finding stu ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more

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