I may have missed its famous Palio when I was in Italy in August 2001, but I wasn't going to miss seeing Siena on this trip. REALLY quick stop, too quick... we basically parked the car and ran through the streets to see Siena's fabled Piazza del Campo. The thunderstorm that started pouring on us as we left San Gimignano was right on our heels, and we needed to get to Rome in time to return the rental car!We only got to spend about five minutes in the beautiful piazza... next time it will be more.
