Discovering Siena

Siena: one of the most beautiful cities in Italy and Europe with an unprecedented artistic and cultural heritage. Siena is the city of Maria, a city of districts, of the Palio and a Unesco World Heritage Site with about 54,000 inhabitants. Let’s leave aside the fuss. Siena is a city that tells itself, a beautiful city, with strong cultural roots, where you eat and drink well, set in the Middle Ages but which over time has however managed to find in itself all the cultural resources to be a city from the 2000s. Siena is a welcoming place, with a mild climate, a civilized population and which welcomes every day a huge number of visitors and students, musicians, art lovers and characters such as Saint Catherine, patroness of Italy and Europe, whom we remember the Papacy was brought back to Rome. Visit one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and immerse yourself in its life and in a particular culture that is not offered directly but which must be a little solicited and sought after. Only in this way will it be possible to understand the specificity of a territory, which remained Middle Ages in its soul but absolutely modern in everything else.

What to see in Siena There are many attractions that we recommend visiting. In a jewel city like Siena there will certainly be no lack of fun, culture, flavors and much more. Not to be missed: -Palazzo Pubblico, the municipal building in Gothic style that houses the civic museum of the city with masterpieces of Sienese art; -Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, containing the relic of Saint Catherine of Siena; -Source Gaia, the monumental fountain located in Piazza del Campo; -Libreria Piccolomini, one of the most beautiful libraries ever frescoed by Pinturicchio built in 1492 inside the Cathedral of Siena; -Medicea Castle; -Fontebranda; -Market Square; -Piazza del Duomo, which thanks to a Siena Walking Tour you will surely have the readiness to visit. The wonders offered are many and of all kinds. Culture, art, tradition, history, this is Siena, a mix of different feelings, flavors, smells, and tastes that know how to capture anyone who arrives in the city. Siena leaves an indelible mark on the soul, if you know how to understand it but above all love it. Tours of the city of Siena Among the various tours recommended for the city of Siena, there is certainly the Siena Walking Tour. Here, accompanied by a professional guide, you will discover all the secrets of this enchanting city. The Duomo represents the most significant expression of the entire Sienese artistic movement so much so that it preserves masterpieces of all times but the most important and wonderful work that will catch your eyes, will surely be the richly decorated floor with precious marbles. And then the mighty columns, the gold ceiling, the various paintings and mosaics, the dome. You will hear about artists such as Pinturicchio, Michelangelo, Sassetta, Matteo di Giovanni, Domenico Beccafumi and many more. You will almost feel like you are not inside a Cathedral but in a museum that collects years of history, painting techniques, materials of all kinds and much, much more. All that remains is to immerse yourself completely in art thanks to the riches offered by the impeccable Siena.