Jane Stevenson

Siena by Jane Stevenson is an authoritative and richly illustrated history that affectionately celebrates Siena, one of the best-loved and most-visited cities in Italy. Occupying a hilltop site amidst a vast, undulating landscape, Siena attracts contemporary tourists as much as Florence. However, its proud republican past presents an intriguing contrast to its Medici-dominated northern Tuscan rival, with which it vied...

An authoritative, richly illustrated history, and affectionate celebration, of Siena, one of the best-loved and most-visited cities in Italy. Occupying a hilltop site in the midst of a vast, undulating landscape – between the wine-producing region of Chianti to the north and the truffle-filled woods of the Crete Senesi to the south – Siena is as much a magnet for...