In the gorgeously preserved Tuscan hill town of Siena, Italy, the Middle Ages seem to survive in the architecture and in the civic spirit. The city is known both for its pride and for its independent ...

European travel doyen Rick Steves has great tips for your next trip abroad, including affordable ways to dine as a tourist, and which type of street food vendor you should always hit up. And he has a ...

Stretched across a Tuscan hill, Siena offers perhaps Italy’s best medieval experience. Courtyards sport flower-decked wells, churches modestly share their art, and alleys dead-end into red-tiled ...

Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App In this first of two episodes on Europe’s greatest festivals, host Rick Steves cheers with the masses at Siena's crazy Palio ...

From the historic streets of Rome to the seaside cities of Sicily, Italy is the perfect country in which to find a scenic café and people-watch. And if you're looking to optimize your café-sitting, ...

That’s how my friend Roberto explains the importance of Italy’s world-famous horse race, the Palio di Siena, which takes place twice every summer on July 2 and Aug. 16. The city’s residents hurl ...