Siena guided Tours
The Sienese territory, which for about 10 years I have the privilege to show to Italian and foreign tourists,
it allow me to introduce known and unknown places in a large part of the province.
Siena , where is easy to “get lost” through the narrow streets and hidden alleys of the city.
Already from far away you can recognize the Torre del Mangia (Tower of the Eater) and the Public Palace, seat still nowadays of the City Hall.
The Piazza del Campo, at the center of the town and where it happens twice a year , July the 2nd and August the 16th, the traditional horse race, the Palio.
Ten out of Seventeen Contradas (districts) compete to win the final prize, the Drappellone( The Big Drape), painted every time by a different artist,
but always dedicated to the protector of the city, The Virgin Mary. In the highest top of the city the Duomo is located, the most important church and caracterized by its romanesque-gothic style decorated by white and black marbled stripes.But the city is also sourrounded by a splendid countryside: from the house tower of San Gimignano, Colle Val d’ Elsa, the city of the cristal, the castle of Monteriggioni, the Hills of Chianti, Asciano and its Crete Hills, Montepulciano, the Poliziano’ s city, the Orcia Valley with the utopic and Renaissance village of Pienza, wanted by Pope Pius II, Montalcino, the land of Brunello wine, and San Galgano, the Cistercian abbey that has the sky as roof and “the sword in the stone”, just to mention the best known locations.
Siena Classic
A tour of the historical center of Siena that last for 2 hours. It starts from Basilica of San Domenico until reach the highest top of the city. We are going to cross the main street, Via Banchi di Sopra, Piazza del Campo and finally the Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta.
Visit of the Duomo: gothic
A visit of 1 hour inside the gotic Cathedral partly made by the sculptor / architect Giovanni Pisano decorated insideby works of Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Donatello, Pinturicchio e Gian Lorenzo Bernini and its unique marble mosaic inlay and graffito floor divided into scenes dedicated to the Old and New Testament made in about 200 years by artists mostly from Siena.
Siena from south to north
A 3 hours external walking in the historical center of Siena. We are going to start from Porta Romana, southern entrance to the city, crossing all the most famous places of the town: from Piazza del Campo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, the main street Banchi di Sopra to Porta Camollia, northen entrance that look towards Florence.
Visit to the Public Palace
A visit of 1 hour the Public Palace of Siena, seat of the City Hall since the end of 1200 untill nowadays. At the first floor of the palace are located inside two of the most important frescos of the 1300, the Majesty of Simone Martini and the Allegory and Effects of Good and Bad Government of Ambrogio Lorenzetti and ending the visit to the Loggia dei Nove (Porch of the Nine), where you can see a beatiful view of the city.
Siena and the contradas
Siena has always had strong relationship with the Palio and also with 17 contradas that divide all the city center .In this tour of 2 hours we are going to visit in addiction to Piazza del Campo, where the traditional horse race takes place every July 2nd and August 16th, also the territory of one of the 17 contradas where we are going to see the museum each has.
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