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Siena: Guided tour of Siena INCLUDING Duomo or contrada Splendid Tour of Classic Siena

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Siena

Duration: 1 hour

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

The exceptional Siena Duomo, adorned with its Gothic exterior, showcases works of art by Michelangelo, Donatello, Bernini, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano. Its stunning marbled floor, inlaid with biblical narratives, is fully visible from June 27 to July 31 and again from August 18 to October 18. The immaculately maintained Piccolomini library, erected in the 16th century and adorned with Pinturicchio’s frescoes, is splendid.
Explore the rich heritage of this impressive square, the esteemed Palazzo Pubblico adorned with colorful frescoes by Buongoverno, and the renowned Palio horse race, which happens on July 2nd and August 16th.
Unearth the ancient tales of this old hospice for travelers that transformed into one of Europe’s wealthiest hospitals. Shuttered for many decades, the refurbished basements now host a spectacular museum. Just the exterior only.
The oldest operating bank in Europe, standing since 1472, overlooks Siena’s most refined street, with its beautiful square and stories of medieval banking.
Siena’s chic street, lined with medieval structures and the renowned Chigiana Music Academy.
Nestled behind the cathedral’s rear facade lies the Siena Baptistery, adorned with bas-relief creations by Ghiberti and Donatello. Just the outside only.

What's Included

Duomo ticket

Additional Information

Every Saturday and Sunday at 11.00, a magnificent journey through historic Siena is assured, starting from Piazza Duomo. A knowledgeable local guide will present the history of Siena, the Duomo, Piazza del Campo and other city monuments in an engaging and enjoyable manner. Discussion about the Palio, the city districts, and exploration of the city’s quieter, less explored regions will be included. Duomo skip-the-line or contrada museum is included unless the Duomo is inaccessible due to religious activities. The tour is conveyed in both Italian and English.
The cost for adults is 25.00 euros each and for children between 6 and 12 years, it’s 10.00 euros each. Children under 6 can join for 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

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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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Kristine_m

Jun 13, 2023

Really understand Siena better! - Claudia was amazing. We love the city so much now because of her intimate and educational tour. She was patient and articulate. The pride of her city shows.

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Barbara_b

Jun 5, 2023

Lovely guide - Our tour was scheduled to be in English but ended up in both English and Italian...quite a feat for our guide. She handled it beautifully. She also was a passionate Sienese and her tour was exceptional.

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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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