The best of Siena – Private Walking Tour, Siena, Toscana, Italy
Enjoy a private walking tour around Siena, a smart medieval city center that has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Siena, Toscana, Italy
Enjoy a private walking tour around Siena, a smart medieval city center that has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Torre del Mangia, Piazza del Campo 1, 53100, Siena Italy
it is located in the Piazza del Campo, Siena’s premier square, adjacent to the Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall). When built it was one of the tallest secular towers in medieval Italy
Stop At: Basilica Cateriniana Di S. Domenico, Piazza San Domenico, 53100, Siena Italy
also known as Basilica Cateriniana, is a basilica church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, one of the most important in the city.The church contains several relics of St. Catherine of Siena, patron of Italy and Europe.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piazza del Campo, 53100, Siena Italy
It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity. The Palazzo Pubblico and its Torre del Mangia, as well as various palazzi signorili surround the shell-shaped piazza. At the northwest edge is the Fonte Gaia.The twice-a-year horse-race, Palio di Siena, is held around the edges of the piazza.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Duomo di Siena, Piazza del Duomo 8, 53100, Siena Italy
The Church is dedicated from its earliest days as a Roman Catholic Marian church, and now dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black marble in alternating stripes, with addition of red marble on the façade. Black and white are the symbolic colors of Siena, etiologically linked to black and white horses of the legendary city’s founders, Senius and Aschius.The cathedral itself was originally designed and completed between 1215 and 1263 on the site of an earlier structure.
Pass By: Palazzo Pubblico and Museo Civico, Piazza del Campo 1, 53100, Siena Italy
explanation outside
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Siena, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Literary, Art & Music Tours
