Italy Guide
Tuscany
San Domenico
Opening time: daily: April– Oct 7.30am–1pm & 3–6.30pm; Nov– March 9am–1pm & 3–6pm
Price: free
Address: Piazza Matteotti
San Domenico is a vast brick church west founded in 1125 and closely identified with St Catherine of Siena. Inside on the right is a raised chapel with a contemporary portrait of the saint by her friend Andrea Vanni. Her own chapel, on the south side of the enormous, airy nave, has frescoes by Sodoma of her swooning (to the left of the altar) and in ecstasy (to the right), as well as a reliquary containing her head.