1550 Residenza d’Epoca is located in the historic centre of Siena, a jewel of a city renowned the world over for its wealth of art and ancient traditions. The residence has been finely restored inside Palazzo Pannilini, a noble building constructed at the end of the Renaissance, in the year 1550 (the date to which the Residence owes its name). The Palazzo is elegantly set in one of the oldest streets of the city, Casato di Sopra. The Boutique Residence, as we like to call it, is located in one of the most authentic quarters of the city. Its small trattorias and craft workshops offer visitors the real feeling of a return to the slow rhythms of the past. The most evocative places in Siena are within walking distance. Descending from Via del Casato, one finds oneself facing the splendid Piazza del Campo. Going in the opposite direction, one reaches the Duomo and the museum complex of Santa Maria della Scala. For music lovers music lovers, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, an excellent historical Sienese institution, is a stone’s throw from the Residence. For those who instead wish to For those who wish to immerse themselves in an oasis of silence, pass through the Arco di S. Agostino, the ancient city gate and heart of the Contrada della Tartuca, and reach the ancient Orto dei Semplici, today the University Botanical Garden, and the Orti de’Tolomei, surrounded by olive trees.