Read these novels before or after your trip to Tuscany. Siena is famous for its beauty, its erudition and, most of all, its madcap horse race and medieval pageant, Il Palio . Held every year on July 2 and August 15, it is one of the world's best known folk festivals and constitutes a year-round focus for every Sienese citizen. Each neighborhood has its own contrada museum , where you can learn more about the history of Siena than in any book.
Stories is a fascinating journal of five ghosts' visit to Pisa.