Best sights in Siena
A planning-minded collection of Siena's strongest architecture, culture, historic places, parks, markets, and waterfront anchors — selected from the city's existing Sortie inventory.
Start with the headline architecture, then add one museum, historic area, or outdoor block to give each day a different rhythm.
14 places worth building into a Siena itinerary · Architecture · Museums · Parks · Historic sights
Contrada della Pantera Museum
Contrada della Pantera Museum is a museums. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Archbishop's Palace
The Palazzo Arcivescovile or Archbishop's Palace of Siena is the official residence of the archbishop and the offices of the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino. The neo-Gothic architecture building is located adjacent to the Cathedral of Siena.
Archivio e percorso storico dell'università di Siena
Archivio e Percorso storico di Ateneo is the University of Siena’s museum and historical archive route in the city centre. The university’s museum system describes it as a public collection devoted to preserving, studying and presenting the institution’s historical, artistic, archaeological, scientific and natural heritage, with the archive route located at Banchi di Sotto 55.
Bambimus - Museo d'Arte Per Bambini
Bambimus is Siena’s children’s art museum within the Santa Maria della Scala complex. Tuscany’s regional cultural listing says it began in Siena in 1998, moved to Santa Maria della Scala in 2007, and combines a collection with educational services and activities designed for children, families and school groups.
Basilica of San Domenico
The Basilica of San Domenico, also known as Basilica Cateriniana, is a basilica church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, one of the most important in the city. The basilica is an example of Cistercian Gothic style.
Basilica of San Francesco
The Basilica of San Francesco stands in Piazza San Francesco in Siena and is one of the city’s important churches. Visit Siena records a thirteenth-century Franciscan foundation, later restoration after the 1655 fire, and the present sober neo-Gothic brick facade, with a single-nave interior and white-and-green marble details.
Basilica of St. Bernardine of Siena
The Basilica dell'Osservanza is a church on the outskirts of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.
Battistero di San Giovanni
The Battistero di San Giovanni is a religious building in Siena, Italy. It is in the square with the same name, near the final spans of the choir of the city's cathedral.
Cappella di Piazza
Cappella di Piazza is the marble tabernacle at the foot of the Torre del Mangia in Siena’s Piazza del Campo. The Municipality of Siena describes it as the square’s distinctive projecting structure, located in the historic centre at Il Campo 1 and accessible without architectural barriers.
Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi
Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi is a landmarks. It is best understood through the local role it plays in the surrounding area.
Museum of Nobile contrada del Nicchio
Museum of Nobile contrada del Nicchio is a museums & galleries in Siena.
San Donato Church (Siena)
San Donato Church (Siena) is a sights & landmarks in Siena.
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