シナルンガのおすすめライド

トレクアンダの考古学コレクション、パッラヴィチーニコレクションは、この地域の最も古い歴史を物語る、小さくも貴重な展示スペースです。村の歴史的中心部に収蔵されているこのコレクションは、エトルリアとローマ時代の遺物を集めたもので、古代からこの土地に人間が存在し、文化的に活気に満ちていたことを証しています。

シナルンガの中心部にあるコッレジアータ・ディ・サン・マルティーノ教会は、この町の歴史にとって重要な場所です。外観はシンプルなラインですが、内部はより豊かで、数々の貴重な芸術作品があります。この教会は、何世紀にもわたる地域社会の宗教的・文化的活動の証であり、今日でもこの村のランドマークとなっています。

history of the Sienese countryside and world cycling

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.

I had a fatal accident on a downhill ski run back in the 90s. After that, helmets became mandatory, if I remember correctly.

Church with dome dating back to the 16th century.

Stop at Bar l'angelo - super friendly owners with an infectious good mood, shady seating and refreshing granita during the bike tour.