3-Hour Siena Walking Tour with Valdimontone Museum and Piazza del Campo

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Explore the Museum of the Contrada of Valdimontone and its remarkable Palio collection
• 02 Admire Palios painted by famous national and international artists
• 03 Visit the Basilica of San Domenico, also known as Basilica Cateriniana
• 04 Stroll through Piazza del Campo, one of Europe's greatest medieval squares

Visit Siena, a city in central Italy's Tuscany region, on a walking tour that explores the Museum of the Contrada of Valdimontone, designed by the famous architect Giovanni Michelucci. Admire the museum's remarkable Palio collection and discover ceramics, sculptures, religious furnishings, costumes, drums, flags used for the historical parade, and many other interesting objects. Continue to the Basilica of San Domenico, also known as Basilica Cateriniana, and stroll through the picturesque Piazza del Campo, the main public space of Siena's historic centre.

Enter the Museum of the Contrada of Valdimontone and admire all the "Palio" they have won over the centuries.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

City Siena

Languages English, French, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Siena Walking Tour with Valdimontone Museum and Piazza del Campo

• Enter the Museum of the Contrada of Valdimontone and admire all the "Palio" they have won over the centuries. Palio is the name of the prize won in the horse race, and this gives the race the same name. Since 1970, the Palio has been painted by famous national and international artists, such as Renato Guttuso, Jim Dine, Joe Tilson, Fernando Botero, Igor Mitoraj, and others.
• Inside the museum, you can find a ceramics collection, sculptures, religious furnishings, costumes, drums, flags used for the historical parade, and many other interesting objects.
• Visit the Basilica of San Domenico, also known as Basilica Cateriniana, a basilica church in Siena.
• Stroll through Piazza del Campo, regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• English-speaking Siena guide

What's Not Included

• Personal expenses

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Museum of the Contrada of Valdimontone, Via Val di Montone, Siena, Province of Siena, Italy

Tour start

Via Val di Montone, 6, 53100 Siena SI, Italy

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.