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Siena Walks 17: Contrada del Torre—the Tower

Walking
25 Stops
3h
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Tour Overview

Important Contrada Information

Banner (with symbol and colors): A gold sun with blue and white waving arms on a crimson background. In the center of the sun, an elephant carrying a tower with a crimson and white flag.

Motto: Oltre la forza, la potenza (Power as well as might)

Headquarters (seat or sede): Via di Salicotto, 76

The Neighborhood: Banchi di Sotto; Logge del Papa; Piazza del Mercato; Sinagoga e Museo Ebraico di Siena

Guild: Woolcombers

Church: L'oratorio di San Giacomo Apostolo e Sant'Anna (Oratory of Saint James the Apostle and Saint Anna on Via di Salicotto)

Patron Saint: Saint James, Apostle of Spain; Saint Anna

Fountain: Designed by Mauro Berrettini (1984) in Via di Salicotto

Allied Contrada: Caterpillar

Adversary Contrade: Wave and Goose. The Tower is the only contrada to have more than one adversary.

The Walk

Begin: Piazza del Campo

End: Piazza del Campo

Stops

  1. Introduction

  2. #1 Assassination Stone

  3. #2 Trattoria La Torre

  4. #3 Piazza del Mercato

  5. #4 Magazzini del Sale

  6. #5 Bar Salicotto

  7. #6 Paglietta

  8. #7 Torre Contrada tunnel

  9. #8 Società of Saint Catherine

  10. #9 La Sosta

  11. #10 Piazzetta Arrigo Pecchioli

  12. #11 Museo della Contrada del Torre

  13. #12 Margherita di Savoia

  14. #13 Oratorio di San Giacomo e Sant'Anna

  15. #14 Madonna della Misericordia

  16. #15 Fontana della Contrada del Torre

  17. #16 Santa Anna e Maria

  18. #17 Renaissance-style house

  19. #18 Neighborhood Playground

  20. #19 Synagoga

  21. #20 Aloe and Wolf vintage shop

  22. # 21 Palazzo Chigi-Zondadari

  23. #22 La Trofea

  24. #23 Palazzo Piccolomini

  25. #24 Via del Porrione

  26. #25 Osteria le Logge

  27. The End

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