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Did anyone notice how little green space Siena has? The Houston interchange appears to have 100x the amount of green space as the entire city of Siena! Quite ironic!

How was a city allowed to develop with almost no green space?



> How was a city allowed to develop with almost no green space?

Siena, like other Tuscan hill towns, was first settled in the time of the Etruscans (c. 900–400 BC)

Siena was built on a hill surrounded by some of the greenest valleys in Tuscany, the most notable one being the Chianti valley, home of the popular wine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chianti

Trivia: the movie "The Gladiator" was shot in Pienza, in Val D'orcia, in Siena province.

This is a shot of the famous Cypress trees road.

http://www.clickalps.com/stock/blocks/image.php?id=81499





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