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Siena Walks 06: Contrada della Selva—the Forest

Walking
25 Stops
3h
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Tour Overview

Important Contrada Information

Banner: ​Orange and green with a white border and a rhinoceros in motion under an oak tree.

Motto: Prima Selvalta in Campo(The first high forest in the field)

Headquarters (seat or sede): Piazza della Selva 5

The Neighborhood: Vicolo delle Carrozze; Via de Fontebranda; Via di Città; Piazza del Duomo

Guild: Weavers

Church: La Chiesa di San Sebastiano (Saint Sebastian Church) in Via Franciosa

Patron Saint: San Sebastiano

Fountain: Designed by sculptor Vinicio Guastatori in 1965 and located in front of the contrada headquarters.

Allied Contrade: Snail and Tortoise

Adversary Contrade: The Forest does not currently have any rivals, though in the past the contrada endured a fierce rivalry with the Panther Contrada.

The Walk

Begin: Piazza del Campo

End: Piazza del Campo

Stops

  1. Introduction

  2. #1 Costarella dei Barbieri

  3. #2 Via di Città

  4. #3 Via dei Pellegrini

  5. #4 Ristorante San Desiderio

  6. #5 Via di Monna Agnese

  7. #6 La Madonna (The Virgin Mary)

  8. #7 Cripta del Duomo

  9. #8 Battistero del Duomo

  10. #9 Ceramic shops

  11. #10 Libreria Catechisica

  12. #11 Santa Maria della Scala

  13. #12 Chiesa di San Sebastiano nel Vallepiatta

  14. #13 Fontana della Contrada Selva

  15. #14 Museo del Selva

  16. #15 Società del Rinoceronte

  17. #16 Via del Costone

  18. #17 Fresco di Santa Caterina

  19. #18 Macelli

  20. #19 Porta Salaria

  21. #20 Plaque in Latin

  22. #21 Teatro dei Rozzi

  23. #22 Via di Diacceto

  24. #23 Early Sienese Architecture

  25. #24 Vicolo delle Carrozze

  26. #25 The End

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