SatNEx III Summer School 2011

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The city of Siena

Siena, world renown for wines and its Palio horserace, is located in Tuscany on via Cassia (the via Francigena, used by medieval pilgrims travelling from France to Rome) between Pisa, Florence and Arezzo in the very heart of the Chianti area, the famous red wine.

SatNEx III - Summer School 2011, Siena, Italy, 5-9 September 2011

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The Palio is a semi-annual horserace, held on July the 2nd and August the 16th. Each of the city's "contrade", or neighborhoods, compete in a bare-backed race in honor of the Madonna. "Il Campo", the main Siena square, serves as the racetrack, with sand and walls placed around its perimeter.
As you'll discover soon, Siena is small but hilly. Places that just look few hundred meters away may let you feel like hiking (of course in a suggestive scenario where Middle Age meets countryside and 21st Century). Wheater conditions in September are ideal for tourists and city sightseeing.

Tourist information can be found at the following links of local tourist agency and the world traveler guide.

Siena: panoramic view of "Il Campo" square

For a map of Siena, click here