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Built right on the edge of one of Siena's hills, San Francesco is a Gothic church which has undergone major restoration (the façade dates from the 19C). In 1425, Bernardino, a Franciscan monk, preached in the church square. Decked in the colours of the contrade, the basilica comprises a single wide nave. Note the fresco depicting the Crucifixion by Pietro Lorenzetti and the beautiful historiated stained-glass windows. It was in this church that Giuseppe Verdi performed his Requiem for the first time.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide277 m - Piazza Salimbeni, 53100 Siena
- The Green Guide288 m - Piazza Salimbeni, 53100 Siena
- The Green Guide294 m - Piazza Salimbeni, 53100 Siena
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Where to sleepnearby
- From €120Cozy Apartment in the heart of Siena92 m - 4 Via di Mezzo, 53100 Siena
- From €54B&B Dei Rossi167 m - Via dei Rossi 77 (Check-in at Via Stalloreggi 14), 53100 Siena
- From €36Casa Katy193 m - Via del Giglio 14, 53100 Siena
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Where to eatnearby
- Particolare di Siena€€€MICHELIN 2024225 m - via B. Peruzzi 26, 53100 Sienna
- Campo Cedro€€MICHELIN 2024249 m - via Pian d'Ovile 54, 53100 Sienna
- Il MurettoAround€20258 m - Largo Sassetta, 16, 53100 Siena
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