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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.

Vagliagli is a hamlet in the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the province of Siena. An ancient 13th-century village, it is located at 511 meters above sea level, along the provincial road leading to Radda in Chianti.

A beautiful village in the heart of Tuscany, surrounded by nature.

The Parish Church of Camaggiore, located in an isolated area of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, is an important example of rural Romanesque architecture, often cited for its antiquity and historical and artistic value. Despite the changes it has undergone over time, the church retains the atmosphere of a place of worship deeply rooted in the local area and its ancient communication routes.

The Pietra Serena Quarries of Brento Sanico, located in the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, represent one of the main historical deposits from which Pietra Serena, a gray sandstone essential to Tuscan architecture, was extracted. This stone, typical of Florence's historic architecture, was used for isolated decorative and structural elements such as columns and cornices.

The Rocca di Firenzuola is an imposing medieval fortress, whose current structure was built or heavily remodeled in the 14th century, serving as a crucial defensive garrison for the northern Mugello. Characterized by a quadrilateral layout and corner towers, this fortress testifies to the strategic importance of Firenzuola, located along the ancient communication route between Florence and Romagna. Today, it is the seat of the Firenzuola municipality.