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Description
Stroll around the historic city center on a 2-hour 30 minutes tour. Visit the sacred and profane places. Discover the most important tradition that exists in Siena: the Palio. Visit little churches and a Contrada Museum to understand Siena better. The tour is an alternative walk, full of discoveries, for those who consider themselves so curious and fascinated by the traditions still very anchored in the Sienese's life.
Highlights
- Stroll through the Contrada museum
Visit the Church of Santa Maria in Provenzano
See the Basilica of San Francesco: a church divided into two districts
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- Begin your visit from Piazza del Campo, the city's beating heart, the place where the horse race takes place, and where the Palazzo Pubblico is located, now home to the town hall and the Civic Museum. Learn the history of this square, considered as the profane place of Siena. In the beginning, it was a real field; then it became a square, the meeting point of the citizens.
- Head towards the Owl Contrada, where the Ugurgieri castle is an extraordinary medieval place, considered the Contrada's heart.
- Explore a place considered sacred to the Sienese: a Contrada Museum. Inside, it is home to the prizes won since the Middle Ages, the historical costumes and the Contrada's treasures. The museum is run directly by the Contrada members that open their doors to visitors to really understand the city of Siena and what the Palio means for them.
- The tour continues towards the Church of Santa Maria in Provenzano, the main church for the July Palio. The church remains very often unnoticed by those who visit Siena because they do not know its importance.
- After walking through the Giraffe Contrada streets, visit the Basilica of San Francesco, located just outside the city walls. One of the most important and great basilicas of Siena, built at the beginning of the 13th century. A church divided into two districts holds a story of a miracle linked to the Sacred Hosts' disappearance (Sacre particle) found after many years still intact. The typically Gothic church preserves the frescoes of the brothers Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti, coming from the ancient cloister next to the church.
What's Included
2 h 30 min private tour
Authorized Local Guide
Visit Piazza del Campo, Ugurgieri castle, Church of Santa Maria in Provenzano and Basilica of San Francesco
Contrada museum
What's Excluded
Admission to the Contrada museum ( 5 euros per adult )
For children until 13 years old the entrance is for free, discount for large groups
Know before you go
Participants will walk for medium distances
Wear comfortable shoes and be ready for varying weather conditions
Please dress appropriately to enter into sacred places: do not wear shorts and cover your shoulders
In the case of wheelchairs or pushchairs, please let us know in advance, so as to organize the tour in the best possible way
Due to unexpected closures of churches or due to force majeure, we reserve the right to change the itinerary, with prior notice
Meeting Point
Piazza del Campo, Siena, Province of Siena, Italy
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| The group size and price | |
| 1 To 10 | EUR 180 Per Group |
| 11 To 20 | EUR 200 Per Group |
This is a private tour | |