ARTIST TALK AND GUIDED VISIT AT SIENA'S SYNAGOGUE: JULY 23, 2013

All through the year the Siena Art Institute hosts a series of artist talks on Tuesday evenings. During the events, the mostly visual artists in residence talk with their audience about their work in general and about the themes of their project in Siena in particular.

In a special collaboration for the talk with Israeli artist Avital Cnaani, the Jewish Community of Florence and the Siena Art Institute have organized this week's event at Siena's synagogue.

For the occasion free guided tours to the synagogue are organized in English and Italian.

StARTers - Artist Talks with Avital Cnaani, Tuesday 23rd of July, 9pm
Synagogue of Siena, Vicolo delle Scotte (near piazza del Campo in the Torre neighborhood)

The guided tours to the synagogue take place from 8 pm to 9 pm. The talk with Avital Cnaani will start at 9 pm. Kosher wine will be served during the evening.

SHOPPING IN SIENA: A FASHIONISTA AND FOOD LOVERS MAP

Even if you came to Siena for art not shopping - it will be hard to resist all the leather bags, Italian shoes and designer sunglasses on via Montanini, Banchi di Sopra and Via di Città - the main roads making up Siena's corso or high street. Pilgrims, merchants and the clergy travelling to Rome already did their shopping and money changing on these roads 800 years ago, so just follow in their footsteps for a break from the best museums in town. CLOTHES - ITALIAN FASHION A GOGO Many of the brand names and stores won't be new to you. Most of them can be found in every bigger Italian town, and some of them all over the world. BENETTON: a must. No other Benetton store is looking anything like the one in Siena. Think Renaissance building and frescoed ceilings . TEZENIS, INTIMISSIMI, CALZEDONIA, YAMAMAY are Italy's main underwear chains for reduced budgets. If you travel with a teenager don't miss out on Tezenis (I'm far beyond

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BEST RESTAURANTS IN SIENA: MICHELIN STARRED OR NOT

Planning to dine in style or just thinking of a panino on piazza del Campo? There is great food in Siena for every budget. Try the Tuscan delicacies prepared with fresh local ingredients by nice people in great locations and splash out on the wine list. SIENA'S BEST RESTAURANTS - Tuscan fine dine Tre Cristi Siena's oldest restaurant is also one of its best. Founded in 1830, restaurant Tre Cristi has kept its beautifully frescoed interiors but applies a light contemporary approach to ( otherwise often heavy) Tuscan cooking. Some of the best seafood in town, Tre Cristi is also happy to cater to vegetarians . Closed on Sundays. Vicolo Provenzano 1/7. Phone: +39 0577 280608 Email: info@trecristi.com Osteria Le Logge Even though Le Logge holds on to the osteria in its name, the restaurant off piazza del Campo in Siena's former ghetto is far from simple. Its elgeant location and refined makes of it one of the most famous restaurants in Siena (Gianni Nannini is

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BEST PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES IN SIENA

Siena sports some of the most photographed sights in the world and you won't need a map to find them. But apart of piazza del Campo and the famous cathedral you'll be able to hunt down countless lesser known churches, museums and sunset spots which are off the main tourist track. BEST PANORAMA VIEWS OF SIENA A nice sight in its own right, the walls of Siena's Medici fortress are also a great location for panorama shots which include the San Domenico church, the cathedral and a big slice of Siena. For a close-up of the same panorama walk on to the rear side of the San Domenico church, which is de dicated to Saint Catherine . Even without a fancy wide angle you'll be able to pack the cathedral its never finished extension and Torre del Mangia into one pick.

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