After the hills with the solitary cypress trees, the green valleys, the stone cottages which are the result of ancient architecture, you don’t expect to suddenly meet this village unknown to many. The visitor attracted by the walls of Buonconvento discovers that a better name could not be chosen than "Bonus Conventus", a happy, lucky place. Imagine the effect that the compact block of the walls of the village had on a traveller in the Middle Ages. It was accessed by two gates defended by strong wooden frames and iron windows: the current Porta Senese on the north side towards Siena and Porta Romana destroyed in 1944 by the retreating Germans. When you cross the threshold today as then, the enchantment opens before your eyes. One enters through the two main doors or one of the side doors and is catapulted into a suspended atmosphere, like a small ancient world. A few steps on foot allow you to discover the soul of Buonconvento: stone houses, flowered windows and balconies, arches, bikes leaning against the walls. No car, just the steps of the few residents and or some other astonished tourist arrived here by chance. As far as you can get around you are always in Via Soccini, the main street of Buonconvento: decorated buildings, shops, outdoor tables and an extraordinarily relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
