Siena 2024 – Santa Maria della Scala – Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata

This church started as a chapel of the hospital. The first version was built in 1257, but it changed in the 15th century. Some more chances were made in the 17th and 18th centuries.

According to legend the Santa Maria della Scala hospital was opened on 898 by a cobbler named Sorore. However, the first known document mentioning it dates from March 29, 1090. The last parts of the hospital left the historical buildings opposite the Duomo in 1996 and it was turned into a museum complex. It is still being restored.