Siena’s Piazza del Campo

Siena's great, gorgeous central piazza — Il Campo — gets my vote for the finest piazza in all of Europe. Most Italian cities have a church on their main square, but Il Campo gathers around Siena's city hall, symbol of rational government, and a tall municipal tower. If it's true that a society builds its tallest towers to its greatest gods, then Siena worships secular effectiveness more than it trusts in God.

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Be there: Savor two nights in Siena on a Rick Steves Best of Italy tour