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Piazza del Campo is the main square of Siena, a sloping, shell-shaped piazza paved in brick and divided into nine sectors by strips of travertine. It is framed by the Palazzo Pubblico, the Torre del Mangia and the Fonte Gaia fountain, and twice each summer the Palio horse race is run around its edge.
The Basilica of San Domenico is a large brick Gothic church on the Camporegio hill in Siena, begun by the Dominicans in 1226 and enlarged in the 14th century. It is closely linked to Saint Catherine of Siena: her head and a thumb are kept as relics in a chapel frescoed by Il Sodoma, and the Cappella delle Volte recalls episodes of her life.
The Fortezza Medicea is a brick fortress on the northern edge of central Siena, built in 1561–1563 by the architect Baldassarre Lanci for Duke Cosimo I de' Medici after Florence took Siena. Turned into a public park in 1937, its broad tree-lined ramparts form a walk above the city, and it hosts a wine bar, exhibitions and concerts.
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