In the center of town is an amazing plaza, the Piazza del Campo, virtually unchanged over the past 8 centuries.
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 Suddenly, you just come out into it! |
 The tower dominates. |
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In the plaza is a wonderful ancient bath, the Fonte Gaia, dating from 1419. |
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The features inside the Piazza have changed very little over the centuries, as this painting of "St. Bernard Preaching in the Piazza del Campo" done in1430 will attest. |
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| Shops surround the spacious ampitheater. | |
 The vista is breathtaking, and twice a year there is an historic horserace called the Palio here.
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