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most local households. Try them at his bakery and shop behind the
duomo
, and you'll un-
derstand why.
Bottega d'Arte
(
www.arteinsiena.it
;
Via Stalloreggi 47)
Inspired by the works of Sienese masters of the 14th and
15th centuries, artists Chiara Perinetti Casoni and Michelangelo Attardo Perinetti Casoni
create exquisite icons in tempera and 24-carat gold leaf. Expensive? Yes. Worth it? You
bet.
ART
Il Pellicano
MAP
CERAMICS
GOOGLE MAP
( 0577 24 79 14;
www.siena-ilpellicano.it
;
Via Diacceto 17a; 10.30am-7pm Easter-Oct, to 7pm
Mon-Sat Nov-Easter)
Elisabetta Ricci has been making traditional hand-painted Sienese
ceramics for over 30 years. She shapes, fires and paints her ceramic creations - often us-
ing Renaissance-era styles or typical
contrade
designs - at her atelier near Parking Santa
Caterina and sells them at this shop near the
duomo
. Elisabetta also conducts lessons in
traditional ceramic techniques - contact her for details.
MARKET
Wednesday Market
( 7.30am-1pm)
Spreading around Fortezza Medicea and towards the Stadio Comunale,
this is one of Tuscany's largest markets and is great for foodstuffs and cheap clothing. An
antiques market is also held here on the third Sunday of each month.
Pizzicheria de Miccoli
(Via di Città 93-95; 8am-8pm)
Richly scented, de Miccoli has a stuffed boar's head over its
entrance and windows festooned with sausages, stacks of cheese and sacks of
porcini
mushrooms. It also sells filled
panini
to go.
FOOD
Information
0577 58 51 11; Viale Bracci)
Just north of Siena at Le Scotte.
Hospital
(
Police station
(
0577 20 11 11; Via del Castoro 6)
