Siena – Street Scenes 5 and Church Bells

This will be our final look at Siena.  These are some more shots from the street…

Siena – Street Scenes 4

Siena is such a wonderful town in which to wander, so many things to see.  This…

Siena – Duomo Museum – Misc

Well, we’ve seen many of the scupltures, a beautiful stained-glass window, and several paintings and icons…

Siena – Duomo Museum – Icons and Paintings

The museum has a large collection of paintings with gold backgrounds, many on wood.  Unfortunately, I…

Siena – Duomo Museum – Sculptures and Stained Glass

We had the chance to visit Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, the museum of the cathedral. It contains…

Siena – Orienteering Race

It was Sunday morning.  We had been to mass and headed into the main Piazza when…

Siena and Saint Catherine

The Saint Catherine of Siena parish in Kalamazoo, MI, is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a…

Siena – Baptistery and More Street Scenes

Battistero di San Giovanni (Baptistery of Saint John) was built between 1316 and 1325 by Camaino…

Siena – Santa Maria Assunta Interior

We step inside the church to a grand space filled with beautiful art. Again, the pillars…

Siena – Santa Maria Assunta

The Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta (Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption) was originally designed…