Experience The Palio at Grand Hotel Continental, Siena

  • September 25, 2015
Experience The Palio at Grand Hotel Continental, Siena
The Palio horse race held biannually in the Piazza del Campo of the beautiful Italian city of Siena is one of the most popular sporting events in the city and thousands of locals and tourists flock to see the action unfold.

Niquesa's Grand Hotel Continential in Siena, a 5 minute walk from the Piazza del Campo, offers some of the most luxurious accommodation in the city. The only five-star hotel within the old walls of Siena, Grand Hotel Continental was built in the 17th century as a Grand Palazzo, originally a wedding gift from Pope Alexander VII, a member of the powerful Chigi family to his niece Olimpia and her fiancée Giulio de' Gori.

Perched at the top of the palazzo in the two-storey tower, the Royal Suite offers a sense of sophisticated luxury and refined privacy with 360° views over the city and the surrounding Tuscan hills and valleys. From the parlor with its wood-beamed ceiling to the quiet study with its panoramic views of the world below and the bedroom on an altana, all of the rooms of this magnificent suite conspire together to create refined and harmonic ambience graced with antiques. The walls are covered in precious silk and bathrooms are made with soft cool marble to invoke historical inspiration in this beautiful setting.

Rates start from £254 per room per night based on two adults sharing a double room in October 2015. Please see www.niquesahotels.com/grand-hotel-continental for further information and bookings.