One of the most important cities of Italy, Siena, located in the heart of Tuscany, Etruscan center initially, passing between Volterra and Arezzo, became Roman, going down to the rank of minor city had better luck under Lombard rule, was the only city on the Via Francigena between Lucca and Viterbo, in this period grew in size and became economically through the commercial exploitation of its products. In this way, in 1200, came to life in banking, by means of the most important families of the city and the bankers of the Papal See. The most important places for transactions were along the urban stretch of the Via Francigena and the Piazza del Campo, the only large town square, which still exerts a special fascination.<\/p>\n
After the surrender in Florence in 1559, Siena was annexed to the Duchy, but the Medici, having constructed a fortress, abandoned it for the next two centuries, leading Siena to a strong economic and demographic crisis<\/p>\n
Arrival of the railway in the city in 1850, Siena back to life, gives strength to the ancient universities where they go to enroll from all over Europe, opens a major pharmaceutical industry and restore the banking business<\/p>\n
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