A beautiful square that leaves everyone breathless. In this unique square we can feel the spirit of the Middle Ages. We are fascinated by its beauty with the beautiful palaces, with the tower, a fountain, with cafes, restaurants and above all with the atmosphere. It was built at the beginning of the 1300s and was the gathering place for merchants and the only space in the city capable of welcoming all the inhabitants of Siena, especially during the festivities and important political events. On the square is dominated by Palazzo Pubblico and certainly Torre del Mangia. At the northwest edge is the beautiful Fonte Gaia. The square was paved in 1349 in fishbone-patterned red brick with 8 lines of travertine, which divide the piazza into 9 sections, radiating from the mouth of the gavinone (the central water drain) in front of the Palazzo Pubblico. The number of divisions is held to be symbolic of the rule of The Nine (Noveschi) who laid out the campo and governed Siena at the height of its mediaeval splendour between 1292-1355. The Campo was and remains the focal point of public life in the City. From the piazza, eleven narrow shaded streets radiate into the city. The nice interesting thing is that Piazza del Campo is the place in which the famous Palio di Siena ( horse race, ten horses and riders, dressed in the appropriate colours, represent ten of the seventeen contrade, or city wards) takes place which attracts spectators from all over the world twice a year. In those days the square returned to its fourteenth-century appearance, with the earth covering the Campo ( "shell" or “conchiglia”), with period costumes, horses and riders.