Fountains, Squares and Bridges

Piazza del Campo has been the core of Siena since Roman times, when the Romans had their Forum here. The square has a distinctive shell shape and it i… Read the rest

Animated during the day by the markets and tourists passing through (as well as some art students) Piazza Santo Spirito is above all a meeting place i… Read the rest

There is no documentation that this is actually the bridge where Dante met Beatrice during one of those three famous – and unique – occasi… Read the rest

Going down Corso Italia on the left you will find the Loggia designed by Vasari with its beautiful arches and ancient doors, which once gave access to… Read the rest

Piazza San Francesco, located near the main theatre, hosts two icons of Arezzo’s urban landscape: the first, important for its works of art and… Read the rest

Piazza Dante Alighieri opens on the right side of the Duomo and in its centre is the statue in honour of Leopold II, known as Il Canapone because of t… Read the rest

The Fonte dell’Abbondanza (Fountain of Abundance) is made up of three pointed arches that precede as many tanks, which once contained water. The… Read the rest

This beautiful and unusual star-shaped medieval square is Piazza Garibaldi, a sort of open-air theater bordered by the most important historical build… Read the rest

The vast Piazza del Santo, on which the church stands and which enjoys for a stretch the right of extraterritoriality, is limited by the Oratory of S.… Read the rest

The Bridge of San Lorenzo is the only one entirely preserved among the five ancient bridges of Roman Padua. News of the discovery of the bridge date… Read the rest