Siena Trip Overview
A two hours enchanting walk, discovering Siena most beloved places. The guide will accompany you through the streets of the city and inside the magnificent Cathedral. The tour begins in front of the Basilica of San Domenico, where the relics of St. Catherine are kept, then continues towards the Sanctuary of the saint. Passing through the characteristic streets, we will arrive at the famous Piazza del Campo, the main square of Siena, where the famous horse race, the Palio, takes place twice a year. The the town hall stands in this square, the center of Sienese politics, which also houses the important city museum. We will admire Fonte Gaia (Joyfull Fountain) and listen to funny anecdotes about the mysterious river called “Diana”. The tour continues towards the Cathedral square, we will enter inside the Siena Cathedral to see the unique floor and other works of incomparable value by Donatello, Bernini and Michelangelo.
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Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Siena, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Siena, Toscana, Italy
A two hours enchanting walk, discovering Siena most beloved places. The guide will accompany you through the streets of the city and inside the magnificent Cathedral. The tour begins in front of the Basilica of San Domenico, where the relics of St. Catherine are kept, then continues towards the Sanctuary of the saint. Passing through the characteristic streets, we will arrive at the famous Piazza del Campo, the main square of Siena, where the famous horse race, the Palio, takes place twice a year. The the town hall stands in this square, the center of Sienese politics, which also houses the important city museum. We will admire Fonte Gaia (Joyfull Fountain) and listen to funny anecdotes about the mysterious river called “Diana”. The tour continues towards the Cathedral square, we will enter inside the Siena Cathedral to see the unique floor and other works of incomparable value by Donatello, Bernini and Michelangelo.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica Cateriniana Di S. Domenico, Piazza San Domenico, 53100, Siena Italy
The tour begins in front of the Basilica of San Domenico. From here you will admire a charming view of the city. Inside the chuch are kept the relics of St. Catherine of Siena.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Chiesa del Santuario di Santa Caterina, Costa di S.Antonio, Siena Italy
The tour continues towards the Sanctuary of the saint, where she lived with her family. The guide will tell you the story of the girl that changed not only Siena but all Europe and church history. A mystic women, married to the Lord, that managed to transform our world forever.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Salimbeni, Piazza Salimbeni 3, 53100, Siena Italy
In this wonderful square, you will admire charming palaces which were from important Sienese families of bankers and merchants.
In fact, the Salimbeni palace is today the seat of the most ancient bank of the world, Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Palazzo Tolomei, Piazza Tolomei 11, 53100, Siena Italy
The Tolomei palace is situated in Tolomei square, which was during the Middle Ages the most important square of the city. Here you will see the enchanting palace and learn about the fatally cruel story of Pia dei Tolomei, that still bears the rhymes Dante dedicated to her in his Divine Comedy.
In this square you will see a column with a she-wolf. Learn how and why Siena is closely tied with Rome, with its flag black and white, and the mythological origin of the horse race, still nowadays going on, the Palio.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Campo, 53100, Siena Italy
Passing through the characteristic streets, we will arrive at the famous Piazza del Campo, the main square of Siena, where the well-known Palio takes place twice a year. Here there is the Palazzo Pubblico, the town hall, the centre of Sienese politics, which also houses the most important city museum, the Civic Museum. In Piazza del Campo, we will also admire Fonte Gaia, a beautiful fountain by Jacopo della Quercia and listen to funny anecdotes about the mysterious river called “Diana”.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Duomo di Siena, Piazza del Duomo 8, 53100, Siena Italy
The tour of the city continues towards the Cathedral, the large museum complex that contains the Crypt, Baptistery and Opera Museum. On the opposite site of the Cathedral is the Santa Maria della Scala, the ancient medieval hospital that is today one of the most important museums in Siena. We will enter inside the Cathedral to see the wonderful and unique floor and other works of incomparable value by Donatello, Bernini and Michelangelo. The tour ends inside the Cathedral.
Our guide will be happy to make you fall in love with Siena and transmit you all our passion for traditions so still strongly rooted.
Duration: 40 minutes
