Historic Centre of Siena World Heritage Site

Official name

Historic Centre of Siena | UNESCO

Country

Italy | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

City and Province of Siena, Tuscany
43.3186° Lat, 11.3316° Lon | Map

Code

717

Time Zone

Europe/Rome (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1995. Siena is the embodiment of a medieval city. Its inhabitants pursued their rivalry with Florence right into the area of urban planning. Throughout the centuries, they preserved their city's Gothic appearance, acquired between the 12th and 15th centuries. During this period the work of Duccio, the Lorenzetti brothers and Simone Martini was to influence the course of Italian and, more broadly, European art. The whole city of Siena, built around the Piazza del Campo, was devised as a work of art that blends into the surrounding landscape.