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Porta Romana is one of the ancient gates in the walls of Siena, located on the route of the ancient Via Cassia. It was built in 1327 - 1328 by Agnolo di Ventura and Agostino di Giovanni, equipped with battlements and a defensive wall. In 1417, Taddeo di Bartolo was commissioned to paint the fresco that was to adorn it with a depiction of the Virgin, like the other city gates, to implore divine protection for the city. In 1978, the frescoes, due to advanced deterioration, were detached and transferred to the Basilica of San Francesco. However, there is a Roman inscription at the Porta Romana!The inscription was written on a travertine tablet and, based on its graphic characters and content, can be dated to the Augustan period (27 BC – 0) saying "Silvanus sacr(um) / C. Victricius / Memor VIvir / [a] ugustalis posuit" = Caio Victricio Memore Seviro augustale dedicated a small temple to Silvanus.

In Siena, as we know, your eye always falls there, on the shell-shaped Campo or the striped marble of the Duomo. And rightly so. But then there are those places that speak to you in a different voice, more raspy and sincere. Porta Romana is one of them. Let's be clear: this isn't a small archway placed there for show. This is a beast of brick and stone, a fortress planted to the south to tell those arriving from Rome: "Be careful, you're entering Siena." It's massive, imposing, it makes you feel small and immediately reminds you that this city was once a serious thing, a power that had to be defended. It has none of the frills of other monuments; it gets straight to the point, and for me, its charm begins right there.

The Callone di Valiano, built between 1719 and 1723, is an important historic hydraulic work along the Canale Maestro della Chiana. It was a dam (a masonry regulator with sluice gates) designed to control and regulate the flow of water from the lakes of Chiusi and Montepulciano into the Canale Maestro, making it navigable in the event of flooding. It had three openings for the passage of boats. Its function as a regulator ceased in 1944, when it was destroyed during the war, but its remains have been restored and are now located along the Sentiero della Bonifica (Reclamation Trail).

Very cool place for water refilling. Nice artwork.

did you say Tuscany? A visit here is a must

Wonderful ancient village, with spectacular views of the Val D'Orcia.

beautiful and easy tour, even gravel easily. But avoid periods with tall grass...

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