Siena is a medieval city in Tuscany, 70 km (43 mi) south of Florence.
It is probably best known for a colourful horse race, Il Palio, conducted twice each year in the summer.
As a walled hill city, Siena's centro storico is extremely picturesque, and from high towers, you can see the beautiful countryside that still largely surrounds the city.
With a few notable exceptions (including the pretty yellow colour of the sunflowers that are cultivated for oil for export), the Sienese countryside looks almost the same as it did in Medieval paintings.