Masgalano Dinner
Siena, Contrada della Chiocciola. 25 Sept. 2004, the celebration of the victory of the Masgalano.
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Wooden Snail in Siena
This big wooden snail had been made in September as urban decoration during the celebration of the Palio victory of 16th Aug. 1999 by the Contrada della Chiocciola. The author was Stefano Tozzi. Here, it was on the terrace above the parking nearby Porta S
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Teatro dei Rozzi
The ceiling of the "Rozzi" theatre in Siena. Quite in the city centre, 50 mts. away from Piazza del Campo.
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Siena: sad carnival
Masks in search of an owner.
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Sovana
The buildings in Sovana, made of tufo, similarly to all villages in the area.
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La rocca Orsini a Sorano
The entrance to the Castle of the Orsini family, the former rulers of the city of Sorano.
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Rosmarino
Mollette e rosmarino sul balcone.
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Montalbuccio Triton
A Triton (Neptune him self?) on the internal facade of a villa at Montalbuccio, near Siena.
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Primo Maggio all'Oliveta
First of May (Labour\'s Day) at the Oliveta.
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Cappella di Santa Caterina
The Chapel nearby the house of Santa Caterina, in Siena.
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Comparsa: flagwavers
The "comparsa" of the Chiocciola comes back after the hommage tributed to its participants who live outside of the city walls. This happens between May and June, before of the Patron Saints\' holiday, 29th of June.
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Siena: the She-wolf
The Roman she-wolf is the symbol of Siena, as it has been founded as a Roman colony. Although Etruscan settlements must have been in the area from long before. The site of the Duomo was supposedly the Acropolis of the city, and it is told that the Duomo i
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Siena: Print Shop
A nice little picture of the Contrada della Chiocciola (Snail) framed in an art shop in the centre of the city.
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Siena: Fontanina del Drago
This is the baptism fountain of the "Contrada del Drago" in Siena. The baptism, a relatively recent institution (1947, first in the Chiocciola) is not a Catholic one, but a civil "blessing" that confirms a newborn in the community for the rest of his life
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Siena: Cappella di Piazza
Built by the survivors to the 1348 plague, the Chapel in Piazza del Campo is under the Torre del Mangia.
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Siena: Drago
This picture of a dragon (Drago) is in an internal courtyard of a palazzo in via del Paradiso in Siena. The symbol of the Contrada del Drago is portraited on a fresco abouve a private house. Internally to it, a small altar with a relief nativity is at the
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Terrace and mist
The sun started to come out of the clouds... failing miserably during the day: rain!
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Grand Hotel Royal
On the Viareggio promenade and facing the sea, this Grand Hotel has a great architecture. I liked the pattern in this closer view.
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Sun over the pit
This is in the Livorno district called "Venezia": the channels (pits) cross the whole neighborhood.
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Ruin
A ruining tabernacolo. "fiumeazzurro" kindly indicated below that this is a reproduction of the Madonna of Montenero, a famous sanctuary located on the high hills behind Livorno.
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Terrace
That\'s the house I\'d like to have and live in (at least in Summer...)
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Sky over San Gimignano
The sky over San Gimignano. Ci ho "giocato" un po\'... / I played with it a little...
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Il Pozzo e il Bivio - reloaded
25th of April, Liberation Day and San Marco day too. Here, via San Marco in Siena and the Chiocciola flags for the celebration. Consisting of banquet, too.
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