When the first major lockdown in Italy began to move into a gradual phased reopening, we made a hesitant excursion out of Cortona, to the nearby Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore in the Crete Senesi.
L’abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Tag: Siena
Slow Museums: February 25, 2017 – Siena
My museum today was the streets of Siena — I set out on a “Palio Hunt”, looking for symbols and landmarks of the contrade, but soon found other things that interested me. Such as the strangely antique reserved (parking?) space in the alley behind the headquarters of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the world’s oldest bank:
Slow Museums: September 14, 2013 – Siena – Museo dell’Opera della Metropolitana
