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25 Hotel Athena A5

26 Pensione Palazzo Ravizza A5

Eating

27 Consorzio Agrario di Siena B1

28 Enoteca I Terzi C2

29 Grom C2

30 Kopa Kabana C1

31 La Compagnia dei Vinattieri B2

32 Morbidi C2

33 Osteria Le Logge D3

34 Ristorante All'Orto de' Pecci D5

35 Ristorante Grotta Santa Caterina da Bagoga B2

36 Tre Cristi C1

Drinking & Nightlife

37 Bar Il Palio C3

38 Caffè Fiorella C3

Shopping

39 Bottega d'Arte B5

40 Il Pellicano B3

41 Panificio Il Magnifico B3

42 Pizzicheria de Miccoli C4

History
Legend tells us that Siena was founded by the son of Remus, and the symbol of the wolf
feeding the twins Romulus and Remus is as ubiquitous in Siena as it is in Rome. In reality
the city was probably of Etruscan origin, although it didn't begin to grow into a proper
town until the 1st century BC, when the Romans established a military colony here called
Sena Julia.
In the 12th century, Siena's wealth, size and power grew along with its involvement in
commerce and trade. Its rivalry with neighbouring Florence grew proportionately, leading
to numerous wars during the first half of the 13th century between Guelph Florence and