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If 8 Dec is the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception, then that would mean TODAY is the Virgin Mary's birthday! (click for more info, plus the scoop on the terraces of Florence cathedral!).

How did Siena, a hill town with no river, provide water to citizens and visitors from the 11th century all the way to the 20th century? Find out with a special tour! Click on the image for more details.

Time to adjust your clocks and sleep in an extra hour!

Hurrah! An exhibition on the saint and the art in her honour from precisely the time period I studied all those years ago! To say I am excited would be an understatement. More info once it opens! 28.11.2026–30.03.2027

Siena’s principal patron saint - click for more details (plus a link to a video)!

Today marks the day when St Anna received news that she would finally bear a child. Who was that child? The Virgin Mary, ovviamente!