2 Porta Camollia

You may also enter Siena from this huge stone door. This monument too has often been described in literature (especially by writer Federigo Tozzi) and it’s a veritable, imposing masterpiece. Its purpose was (and still is) to welcome visitors both physically and emotionally, for its size is meant to communicate Siena’s power. On the arch there is a marble slab where it’s possible to read “Cor magis tibi Siena pandit” which, translated from Latin, means: Siena offers you its heart through this door – a sentence that can offer a couple of ideas to compose a declaration of love (or a proposal!).