Stretched across a Tuscan hill, Siena offers Italy’s best medieval city experience. With redbrick lanes tumbling every which way, the town is an architectural time warp, where pedestrians rule and the ...

Detail of the mosaic floor of the Duomo di Siena. The mosaic floor is usually covered and can only be seen in some exceptional periods. (photo via Getty Images) Those traveling to Siena this summer ...

Siena, the famous Tuscan rival of Florence, is justly famous for Il Palio, a legendary horse race with roots that go back to the Middle Ages. But Siena has another medieval treasure, the Duomo di ...

To pass through the walls protecting Siena, Italy, from the outside world is to pass through a time warp — one that brings you straight back to medieval times. The people are contemporary enough, but ...