Basilica dell'Osservanza

Glorious views over Siena

I was lucky enough to rake part in a superb concert in the Basilica give by my choir the English Arts Chorale. It was a first performance of a new Stabat Mater we commissioned from English composer, ...

To visit interesting, at least for the frescoes

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Basilica is behind the city walls, but it is not difficult to get to it. The church is open from 9:30 to 12:30 and from 15:30 to 18:00. To visit it is interesting, at least for the frescoes. But I still don't understand, ...

Monastery with beautiful views

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We arrived at this monastery specifically. The guides read about the views that open from the site at the church. They went far from the city center, minutes 15. Seeked by the navigator. The monastery itself is very ...

Wonderful works hidden away from everything

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You need a resistance to reach this place where the view of Siena is so beautiful. But above all what works in the basilic. An announcement of la Robbia from and from the arc of the cheese...

Simple, beautiful church.

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The church is outside the city centre. From here you have a wonderful view of the city of Siena and its surroundings. It has beautiful church pictures. If you pass, you'll be worth a short ...