Siena Province

Scrubbed up Michelangelo sculptures draw Siena visitors

Four Michelangelo statues have been restored to their former glory and are once again pulling visitors to the cathedral in this Tuscan hill town.

The Palio dei Somari in Torrita di Siena

Surely you know all about the famous Palio of Siena that takes place every July and August in the medieval Tuscan city, but do you know about the other Palio? You know, the one with donkeys in Torrita di Siena?

Etruscan statuette returns after 38 years

An Etruscan bronze statuette of a man offering a sacrifice to a god has returned to the archeological museum in this Tuscan town 38 years after it was stolen.

Van Gogh, Munch, Ernst in Madness and art exhibit

The age-old belief which links artistic production to madness is spotlighted in a new exhibition which has just opened in Siena.

Casa Bossi, near Castelnuovo Berardenga, Tuscany

Contemporary details meet vernacular architecture in this panoramic Chianti home close to Siena.

Apartments in Trequanda, Tuscany

An elegant development on the edge of the Tuscan village of Trequanda offers good quality at reasonable prices

Siena tops quality-of-life charts

Siena has topped an influential ranking of quality of life across Italy which confirmed a wide North-South gap and showed the worst overall results in six years.

Italians in HIV breakthrough

A group of Italian scientists based in Siena have made a breakthrough in AIDS research.

Ceroli horse returned to artist

World famous sculptor Mario Ceroli on Thursday night ended a protest in Siena after spending two days chained to one of his sculptures that is currently at the centre of an ownership dispute.