Piazza di Postierla

Piazza di Postierla is a square in Siena, Siena, Tuscany. Piazza di Postierla is situated near the fountain Fontanina della Nobile Contrada dell’Aquila, as well as near the museum Palazzo Chigi Piccolomini.

Type: Square
Description: square in Siena, Italy
Also known as: “Piazza dei Quattro Cantoni”, “piazza di Postierla”, “Piazza Postierla”, “Piazza Quattro Cantoni”, and “Quattro Cantoni (Siena)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Siena Cathedral and Palazzo Chigi alla Postierla.

Siena Cathedral

Church

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Siena Cathedral is a medieval church in Siena, Italy, dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. Siena Cathedral is situated 180 metres north of Piazza di Postierla.

Palazzo Chigi alla Postierla

Manor estate

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The Palazzo Chigi all Postierla, but sometimes referred also to as Chigi-Piccolomini or Piccolomini-Adami is a Renaissance style urban palace localized on Via del Capitano #1, corner Piazza Postierla, in the Terzo di Città, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Pinacoteca Nazionale

Museum

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The Pinacoteca Nazionale is a national museum in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Inaugurated in 1932, it houses especially late medieval and Renaissance paintings from Italian artists.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Prospero and Ravacciano.

San Prospero

Suburb

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San Prospero is a neighborhood in the city of Siena, Tuscany. It represents the first of the so-called "first-generation suburbs" developed outside the city walls.