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Them wilt thou see
among that people vain
Who hope in Talamone, and will lose there
More hope than in discovering the Diana.
(Dante Alighieri's Purgatory from the Divine Comedy) |
Dante is here speaking badly about the "vain" Sienese
people, investing large sums of money and considerable time and
effort in the search for an alleged underground river, christened
"Diana". Later they were to succeed but at Dante's time this project
had resulted in failures.
Let's discover how good
geologists the Sienese were able to become, despite Dante's doubts.
And more...
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Why ammonites shells can be found in the Cathedral stones?
- What’s the geological origin of the worldwide famous
“Siena burnt” color?
Siena
(half day or full day*)
PRICES
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Urban geology:
surveying the building stones and medieval fountains.
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relaxing walks in
public gardens
inside the town
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a gastronomic
adventure: authentic simple recipes
*possibility of taking two
walking days in Siena |
