James & Heather Travelogues

Following Florence, it was back aboard another train and off to the small town of Siena. We had intended to stay in Siena, but there was no room in the inn (or hostels). As such, we only spent a day there - leaving our backpacks in a left luggage store (we weren't going to lug them around the town).

Siena is generally off the tourist route as it is a small town, with not an awful lot there. It has an abundance of medieval buildings with the cathedral in the centre. This cathedral houses the head of St Catherine, preserved in a glass jar for all and sundry to look at. I'm not entirely she would be happy with that state of affairs, it certainly felt a bit macabre to be looking at it.

After Siena, it was off to Pisa and to check into the campsite we were staying.