This morning we made the short journey from San Gimignano to Siena. We paid for 24 hours parking close to the town centre and walked into the town. As we approached we could see Siena Cathedral "The Duomo" poking out over the top of the surrounding buildings.

When we got to the Cathedral it was closed. I always thought that 25th December was quite an important day for Christians!?

We moved on to the main square Il Campo.

Apparently a horse race is staged around the square in the summer.

We went back to the Duomo and hung around.

At 4.00 pm the church was unlocked and the waiting hordes got in.

Very impressive cathedral.

There were numerous medieval frescos in the Cathedral.

You can see why it's called the Duomo.

Having done the Cathedral we moved on to San Domenico. Unfortunately photography is not allowed inside as I would like to have photographed the preserved head of Saint Catherine of Siena which is predominantly displayed within the enormous church. They do like a good relic round here!

By this time it had got dark and we had had enough so we returned "home" down the town escalators.

It was time to make our preparations for the festive meal.

We imported this rare speciality which we had bought specially for the occasion at Tesco in Newton Abbot before our departure abroad.

Best wishes for the festive season to all our readers (if indeed we have any).