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Guided tour of Siena
4.1
34 Ratings
Siena
Discover Siena’s rich history and hidden gems with an expert guide. Explore the Duomo or Santa Maria della Scala Museum. Book your tour now!
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Piazza Salimbeni - The oldest bank in Europe, which since 1472 overlooks the most elegant street of Siena, with its splendid square and its stories of medieval bankers.
- Piazza del Campo - Discover the history of this magnificent square, of the prestigious Palazzo Pubblico with its frescoes of Buongoverno and of the famous Palio race which takes place here on 2 July and 16 August.
- Via di Citta - Elegant street of Siena on which there are medieval buildings and the famous Accademia Musicale Chigiana
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Battistero di San Giovanni - Behind the rear facade of the cathedral is the Baptistery of Siena, enriched by bas-relief works by Ghiberti and Donatello.
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Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala - You will learn about the thousand-year history of this ancient hospice for pilgrims which became one of the richest hospitals in Europe. Closed for several decades, today the restored basement houses a wonderful museum.
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Duomo di Siena - The extraordinary Siena Cathedral with its Gothic façade boasts masterpieces by Michelangelo, Donatello, Bernini, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. The marble inlay floor with biblical stories is magnificent, entirely visible from 27 June to 31 July and from 18 August to 16 October. The Piccolomini library built in the 16th century and frescoed by Pinturicchio is beautifully preserved.
Entrance included from Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays and religious holidays.
What's Included
- Duomo ticket
Additional Information
Splendid Tour of Classical Siena with guaranteed departure from Piazza Salimbeni at 11am in English and at 12.15pm in Italian.
An expert local guide will introduce you, in an interesting and pleasant way, to the history of Siena, the Duomo, Piazza del Campo and the other monuments of the city. We will talk about the Palio, the districts and visit the lesser-known and quieter corners of the city. Entrance to the Duomo or the Santa Maria della Scala Museum included if the Duomo is closed for religious functions.
adult rate 30.00 euros per person
children between 6 and 12 years 10.00 euros per person
children under 6 years free
- Siena is a hill town, and its streets often have steep climbs and descents that can be tiring
- Health restrictions due to covid 19 make it impossible at the moment to include a guided tour of the cathedral.
- All visitors must wear a mask and keep the safety distances between them. They must also leave their telephone numbers at the time of booking
Location
Piazza Salimbeni
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.1
(34 Ratings)
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Joanna_w
Aug 21, 2024
Light-hearted but lots of relevant history - Constanza was a lovely guide. She obviously knew so much about Siena but didn’t just give us a history lesson. This tour gives a gentle flavour and understanding of the Sienese people. An ideal introduction and pleasant pace
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Becky_h
Jun 23, 2024
Perfect tour! - Julia was very sweet and I loved her personal perspective growing up in Siena. Only 1 hour but we saw a lot!
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Moshe_g
Oct 31, 2023
Walking tour Siena - Adele is an excellent, informed and communicative guide. She covered a lot in her two hours talking about the history, culture and physical organisation of Siena. Highly recommended.
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Jill_w
Sep 17, 2023
Great tour ! - Very informative tour, helpful guide, saw some beautiful architecture and stunning art. Sienna is a beautiful place to visit
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Stuart_b
Sep 1, 2023
Great tour - Great introduction to Siena.
Guide was very knowledgable and was able to provide all the information we needed.
Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Kathi_p
Oct 23, 2023
Good tour guide, Viator needed to provide better information. - Claudia was great at relating the history and culture related to the stops along the walking tour. My only two issues were that I think Viator could have made it clear that the Duomo is not open until 1:30 p.m. on Sundays. We thought the Duomo would be part of our tour. Additionally, we signed up for an English speaking tour. As it turned out, it was an English/Italian tour, so half the time we didn’t know what was being discussed. Viator should make it clear when a tour is dual language….each language loses half the time of the tour. If it were single language we could have seen and learned about twice the sites/events/culture that we got on the dual language tour.
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Alina_s
Sep 27, 2023
Informative tour; delightful guide - Plus - Simona was a lovely guide. Handled large group (20+) well. Fun facts and informative. Led English and Italian tour seamlessly. Negative - a bit hard to find and hear - no headsets. Good value for the price. I recommend!
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Marion_r
Sep 19, 2023
Most disappointing viator tour I have had - The tour was very hard to find - there was not banner or sign, I only just made it
The tour guide tried hard but her English was not great and she was hard to understand
Nevertheless I enjoyed seeing the sights of Sienna and especially the Duomo
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Jackie_p
Aug 22, 2023
It was ok - The tour guide was lovely but the tour was not only in English as I expected. The tour was both in Italian and English which meant there was a lot of standing around waiting for her to translate to English. I also felt she took much more time speaking in Italian so you were getting much more history than she kinda of rushed through the English part. My group had only 6 English speakers and probably 15 Italian so she might have been catering to the sizes but I felt it could have been 1/2 the time in English only or the full time with more history. Siena was stunning and I’m glad I did the tour because I learned some things I wouldn’t have otherwise but it wasn’t the best experience.
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Heatherv805
Jul 2, 2023
Ok - Siena was beautiful. I wish our guide gave more information on the history of the city and the Palio
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