Siena - useful informations about Siena and its district

The chief-town of tuscan province is one of the destination more longed of the region aside of the tourists of all the world. The town in fact is one of the richest of historical and artistic tradition: the grips roads of the hisotrical center, the numerous palaces, ancient and the numerous museums that take care all the story of the tuscan chief-town. How not to cite on everything the famous Palio of the Assunta and of Provenzano commonly known with the name of Palio of Siena. This event is developed in the central square of Campo two times the year: 2 July and 16 August and expects a competition between horses with their respective jockeys, belonging to the different districts.The 17 districts coul be defined the quarters in which is divided the town. From not to neglect then all the territory that surrounds the chief-town that, with the immense expanses turning green and the multicolored vegetation, has inspirng a lot of painters. Finally like not to indicate to the cullinary tradition of senese, rich of dishes to base of products to the land like peas, artichokes and bread, but also bound to the regional tradition like the well-known beefsteak to the "fiorentina".