Siena

Piazza Del Campo, the main town square, is the heart and center of the ancient town of Siena, Italy. — Afar Magazine

The ground floor has the fascinating but weather-beaten facade statues by Giovanni Pisano and his school (1284-96), remarkable for their Gothic plasticity and craned, elongated necks. — Frommer's

Room 1 contains a painting of the Stories of the True Cross (1215) by the so-called Master of Tressa, the earliest identified work by a painter of the Sienese school. — Fodor's

It is also possible to see from above the 56 wonderful inlays in which the floor is divided thanks to a new path open in the ceiling of the Cathedral and called the Gate of Heaven. — Afar Magazine

The house where she was born was converted into a sanctuary in 1466, and it remains a peaceful, reflective spot. — Frommer's

The magnificent curving Gothic façade of the Palazzo Chigo-Saracini is in part a travesty, the result of 'restoration' in the 18th and 19th centuries to re-create the medieval feel. — Lonely Planet

The climb up to the top is long and steep, but the view makes it worth every step. — Fodor's

The 13th-century Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi has frescoes by Pietro Lorenzetti in a chapel off the north transept. — Lonely Planet

The Baptistery is lined with 15th-century frescoes and centres around a hexagonal marble font by Jacopo della Quercia, decorated with bronze panels depicting the life of St John the Baptist. — Lonely Planet

This trilogy of buildings was based on a single cult, the worship of money especially as now the three palaces today house the offices of the bank Monte dei Paschi. — Michelin Guide

Off the north aisle of the Duomo Nuovo, the Libreria Piccolomini is one of the cathedral's great treasures. — Lonely Planet

Simply watching at this increbile blue sky from the deck of Locanda San Francesco's wine bar "E lucevan le stelle". — Afar Magazine

The 15th-century triple-arched balcony Loggia dei Mercanzia, where merchants used to plot deals, is worth a visit. — Lonely Planet

Its construction date (early 13C) makes this the oldest private palace in Siena. — Michelin Guide

St Catherine was welcomed into the Dominican fold within this huge and austere 13th-century basilica. — Lonely Planet

Down a small street around the corner from Il Campo, this synagogue is worth a visit simply to view the two sobering plaques that adorn its facade. — Fodor's