We have already mentioned the legends about the foundation of the town of the Palio.

But Siena is a real Pandora`s box full of legends on strange creatures living in the underground, ghosts and apparitions in gardens and palaces, mysterious rivers searched for for over two centuries with no results.

The legend of the Diana was born during the construction of the bottini, the thick network of galleries used to supply water to the whole town.
According to the legend, the Diana is a river running through Siena. The legend says that the guerchi heard the noise of its waters while they were realizing the underground waterworks between the 13th and the 15th centuries.
However, in spite of the long research, the Diana has never been found.

Even though they never found the Diana, someone says that the men working to the construction of the bottini often run into "omiccioli" and "fuggisoli".
What are "omiccioli" and "fuggisoli"?
If for your next holidays in Tuscany you have rented a villa in Siena , ask the elderly!
All we can say is that they are nice pixies and fanciful animals.

Last but least, Siena has its own ghosts and similar creatures.
On the Internet you will find plenty of pages speaking of "ghosts in Siena". According to us, the most intriguing stories are the one about an abandoned monastery close to Coltibuono (north of Siena), the one on the castle of Brolio (close to Gaiole in Chianti) and the one about Siena`s Botanical Gardens.