This shop sells a variety of handcrafted ceramic plates, bowls and dishes. They are beautifully…read morehand painted by local artisans. My wife had been looking for Italian themed oil and balsamic dispensers at import stores in the U.S. but found them too pricey. The prices here are far more reasonable and the quality of product is much better. She found a variety of options with designs we both loved. We purchased a couple of these dispensers as well as some dishes. This is a family (father and son) run business. The son speaks English but the father doesn't. Both are friendly and helpful. They are happy to ship what you buy so you don't have to carry it around. If you do take your items with you they will carefully wrap your purchase in bubble wrap for travel. Ours made it home in perfect condition. You can also purchase from their website and they do custom orders. Don't miss the small staircase that takes you upstairs to a second floor of incredible items!

Faba (sp?) Was so cool. I picked up monogrammed stickers to seal my letters (hand made paper…read morestationary). They also had legit wax sticks if that's your scene.

Superb stationery store in Siena! Fava (or was it Faba??) was so funny and personable. We stayed to…read morechat with her and learned what it is like to live in Siena. I purchased some monogram seals for my friends' kids. I hope to return someday.

Such a great way to spend a large part of our day, learning and eating our artwork!…read more Eight of us greeted with coffee and a quick tour. Everything was set up for us, the class was fun, entertaining and educational on Italian food. HIGHLY recommend the class, but also having a meal here instead. You will not regret it.

My mother and I just took a cooking class with Alessandro and this his crew and it was absolutely…read morefantastic. It was amazing from start to finish. They took an old farmhouse and turned it into a restaurant and cooking school. We were a group of 8, all of the other attendees much younger than my mother and I but they were an enjoyable group. We started with Alessandro giving us an overview of the history and a tour of the vegetable gardens. To begin the cooking classes each pair was given a bottle of the wine they make which was absolutely delicious (this is the land of Brunello wines.) We made 2 types of pasta, one with flour and water and one with eggs and flour. Alessandro took us through the process of making the dough and while the dough was resting we moved on to making dessert! We made traditional tiramisu in individual tea cups which we then got to decorate with hazelnuts and fresh flowers. After the tiramisu we made a pork loin dish with pancetta and nuts and then shaped and filled our pasta dough. We sat outside under the pergola while the food we made was cooked and then we devoured it family style. Marco made sure that we took the leftovers back with us. I've taken a lot of cooking classes and this was probably the most enjoyable one I've done. If you find yourself in Tuscany or western Umbria this would be one of the highlights of your trip.

the best art supply "nel mondo".... i have been going to this store for over 20 years and without…read moretheir generous help would have been sunk....Giacomo and company are great!

I love this Art supply shop for watercolors in Sienna, Italy. I bought watercolor sketchpads,…read morepaintbrushes and paints here.

From the owner: Brushes, oil paints, turpentine essence, watercolors, acrylic colors, pure pigments, crayons,…read morecharcoral, canvas, paper pads, markers, fimo, bead, glass color, Mosaic, materials for candles and soap, fabric colors