The city of Siena is divided into thirds, or Terzi. On the city web site you can find (if you do some digging around, that is) tourist brochures with brief overviews of each terzo (click on the links to open PDF files with the brochures):
Terzo di Citta: The City was the original residential nucleus of Siena.
Terzo di Camollia: Cor Magis Tibi Sena Pandit”” (Siena opens its heart to you more than its gates). This sentence, written on the arch of the walls, marks the start of the Terzo di Camollia.
Terzo di San Martino: The Terzo di San Martino was formed along the Via Francigena, the road which pilgrims took to reach Rome. The name of the district, therefore, is not accidental: San Martino (St. Martin) was in fact the patron saint of pilgrims and travellers.
You can read more about Siena on the Comune (city) tourism web site.
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