Siena is really a place with a definite character, a feeling, a personality which is evident the moment you arrive. Just as in San Gimignano, when you arrive in the center of town your senses are exposed to this color. Everywhere is the same color, three stories high. Beautiful, clean streets. People all over are wearing the scarves of their contrada.
Some groups walk up and down the streets singing the contrada song.
For some strange reason they all seem to have the same tune, so only the words are different. We walk through the streets, absorbing the atmosphere which is thick with excitement. We visited the Duomo which is made out of marble in stripes of white and dark green or black. This one is beautiful, especially because it is so different. I would see a similar style in other cities, but this was the first.