Sienna

Frescoes in Siena

by Elena D. & Keara S. This past weekend was the closing of our full first week here in Firenze. We capped off the week with a day trip to Sienna followed by a stop at San Gimigniano. Sienna had one building in particular with frescos that stayed with us for the rest of the weekend. It amazes us every day how much one can actually learn ...

Our Weekend Excursion to Siena

Ciao! After a busy week of waking up at 7:30am, we were given the pleasure of having a lie in on Saturday before piling onto the bus, excited for our excursion to the beautiful, picturesque city of Siena. Once we arrived, we strolled along the old cobbled streets, making our way to the main square, which took our breath away! We were ...

Sienna and Cinque Terre

This weekend was definitely my favorite of all the weekends we've had. On Saturday, we visited Siena, which was very fun. We climbed all the way to the top of the second-highest point in all of Italy, and the views were unbelievable!  The view from the top of the bell tower looked as if they were painted by Michelangelo. Coincidentally, we ...