Chiusi, Siena surroundings

Chiusi descends from an ancient Etruscan city named Chamars that under the reign of the king Porsenna, between the VII and the VI century b. C., reached its moment of maximum splendour. Its huge historical and cultural patrimony make this town an archaeological site of great importance. Entering from the principal door of the city you’ll be in via Porsenna where you can see Medieval and Renaissance buildings. This street arrives in Piazza del Duomo, in which underneath there are the ruins of an ancient Etruscan palace, maybe king Porsenna’s palace. In the square you can admire the Episcopal Palace, the bell tower and the Cathedral with the nearby Museum in which there are guarded important works coming from the Cathedral and the diocese. Just outside the church there’s the civic museum where Greek, Latin and Etruscan potteries are conserved. Since the XVII century the town began to search the traces of its glorious past.
Beside that historical and cultural characteristic if you go north-east of the town you’ll find two lakes: Chiusi and Montepulciano, that can be good destination if you love the sports and the gastronomical tours.