La Fonte Gaia is a fountain of Siena in Italy. La Fonte Gaia is located in Piazza del Campo and owes its name to the joy manifested by the Sienese people the day of his inauguration. Conducted between 1409 and 1419 by the sculptor Jacopo della Quercia is the highest fountain in the city of […]

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La Loggia della Mercanzia (also known as Loggia dei Mercanti and Loggia di San Paolo) is located in Siena, behind Piazza del Campo, in the intersection between Via Banchi di Sopra, Via Banchi di Sotto (where once passed the via Francigena) and via di Citta.

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The Public Palace of Siena (also known as Palazzo Comunale – City Hall of Siena) is a building built roughly between 1297 and 1310 by the Government of the Nine of the Republic of Siena. Today is the seat of the municipal government and the municipal museum. It is located in Piazza del Campo and […]

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Piazza del Campo (or Il Campo) is the main square of the city of Siena. It is recognizable by its curved shape inclined like an amphitheater, the lower part overlooking the Palazzo Pubblico and the high tower Torre del Mangia 102 m. It is the place of the race of the famous Palio of Siena. […]

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