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Fortezza Medicea
Viale Maccari.
Fortezza
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daily.
Theatre
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Nov-Apr: performances
only.
May-Oct.
This huge red-brick fortress
was built for Cosimo I by
Baldassarre Lanci in 1560,
following Siena's defeat by the
Florentines in the 1554-5 war.
The fortress now houses an
open-air theatre, and from the
entrance bastions there are
fine views of the countryside.
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Accademia Musicale
Chigiana
Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Via di Città 89.
Tel
0577 220 91.
for concerts
and exhibitions - call or check
website for details.
www
.chigiana.it
Founded by Count Guido
Chigi Saracini in 1932, the
Accademia holds master
classes for the principal
musical instruments. Housed
in one of the finest buildings
in Siena, there is also a fine
art collection, a museum of
musical instruments and a
library containing original
manuscripts. Concerts and
occasional exhibitions are
also held here.
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The façade of San Domenico
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San Domenico
Piazza San Domenico.
in a state of religious fervour,
painted by Sodoma in 1526.
The marble pavement is
attributed to Giovanni di
Stefano.
Catherine experienced
many of her visions and
received her stigmata in the
Cappella delle Volte at the
west end of the church. Here
there is an authenticated
portrait of her by
contemporary Andrea Vanni,
dated around 1380.
daily.
This barn-like Gothic church
was begun in 1226 and its
belltower was added in 1340.
Inside is an exquisite chapel
dedicated to St Catherine
(see p219)
. It was built in
1460 to store her preserved
head, which is now kept in a
gilded marble tabernacle on
the altar. This is surrounded
by frescoes showing
Catherine
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