Siena

  • Siena – Street Scenes 2

    Siena – Street Scenes 2

    Continuing our walk through Siena, we come upon the Loggia della Mercanzia.   Loggia della Mercanzia ( Lodge of the Merchants), a meeting place for Siena’s merchants and money lenders and an early form of stock exchange, was built between 1417 and…

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  • Siena – Street Scenes 1

    Siena – Street Scenes 1

    We are moving on to Siena.  After a short drive from Florence, we arrived at our hotel, dropped our bags, and started off toward the center of town in the rain.  Unfortunately, our time in Siena was accompanied with rain.…

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