The Siena Tourist Promotion office has now set out a number of URBAN TREKKING itineraries inside the town walls of Siena....
Urban trekking is a sport for all. Following an itinerary on foot through the hilly city streets of Siena does not require any special training. It is a perfect way of toning up the mind and body ! Ideal also for children, urban trekking is a new and entertaining way to get to know the history and artistic beauty of Siena where it is still possible to walk around easily and breathe clean air.
Urban trekking is a sport for all. Following an itinerary on foot through the hilly city streets of Siena does not require any special training. It is a perfect way of toning up the mind and body ! Ideal also for children, urban trekking is a new and entertaining way to get to know the history and artistic beauty of Siena where it is still possible to walk around easily and breathe clean air.
What to See
Accademia dei Fisiocritici, Church of San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi, Church of San Domenico, Church of San Francesco, Church of Santa Maria in Provenzano, Baptistry of San Giovanni, Saint Catherine of Siena's house and sanctuary, Cathedral, Church of Sant'Agostino, Church of Santa Lucia, Santa Maria della Scala museum complex, Children's Art Museum, Cathedral Museum, Oratory of San Bernardino and Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, Botanical Garden, Palazzo Piccolomini - state archives, Palazzo Pubblico - Civic Museum, Palazzo delle Papesse -Center of Contemporary Art, National Picture Gallery, Synagogue, Torre del Mangia.
Don't Miss
Carnival (February-March), Images of the Imagination (March-April), Feast of Saint Joseph (19 March), “Towers and Falcons” in the Orto de' Pecci (March-October), Palio of the Madonna of Provenzano (2 July), Palio of Our Lady of the Assumption (16 August), Succoth - Feast of Booths (8 September), Minimasgalano (October), Feast of Saint Lucy (13 December), Santa Claus (December), Ice skating rink (December-January)
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