How to get to Siena: train, plane, car and bus
Complete guide to reaching Siena by train, plane, car and bus. The city of the Palio in the heart of Tuscany with all connections and local transport.
Travel guide to Siena
Everything you need to visit Siena: accommodation, itineraries, food and transport.
Practical guides
What to see in Siena in 2 days: itinerary through contrade, Gothic art and Sienese hills
Guide to what to see in Siena in 2 days: from Piazza del Campo to the Cathedral, from secret contrade to the Sienese clays, with walking routes in the medieval centre.
Where to stay in Siena: areas, accommodation and practical tips
Guide on where to stay in Siena: from the old town contrade to the Sienese countryside, with budget tips, accommodation types and the perfect area for every traveller.
Where to eat in Siena: pici, ribollita and the contrada osterias
Guide to the best restaurants in Siena: pici with wild-boar ragù, ribollita, cinta senese and the hidden osterias in the contrada lanes. Where to eat authentic Tuscan food.
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Articles about Siena
Bagno Vignoni in winter: the steam-filled square in the deserted Val d'Orcia
The only square in the world with a thermal pool in place of a fountain becomes even more magical in winter, wrapped in …
Via di Francesco in Tuscany: From La Verna to Siena on the Paths of the Poor Man of Assisi
The Tuscan section of the Via di Francesco crosses the Casentino and the Valdambra for 150 km, between Camaldolese abbey…
Terme di Petriolo: mud and sulphurous waters in the heart of the Maremma
Among the hills between Siena and Grosseto, the thermal waters of Petriolo have flowed freely for centuries: a pagan rit…
November in Thermal Spa Villages — Warmth and Silence Out of Season
In November Italy's thermal spa villages offer hot springs, atmospheric mist and empty pools. From Saturnia to Bagno Vig…
Skip Siena: Montepulciano, Renaissance Tuscany with Noble Wine
Montepulciano delivers Renaissance palaces, Vino Nobile and Val d'Orcia panoramas without the crowds that swamp Siena ev…
Instead of San Gimignano: Certaldo, Boccaccio's Town of Towers and Medieval Lanes
Certaldo Alto is an intact medieval borgo with the same towers as San Gimignano but without the tourist hordes. The birt…
Bagno Vignoni: the Thermal Piazza at the Heart of the Val d'Orcia
Bagno Vignoni in the Val d'Orcia: the Renaissance thermal pool-piazza, waters at 49°C, the Parco dei Mulini, and the tim…
Cascate del Mulino at Saturnia: the Maremma's Free Thermal Pools
Cascate del Mulino at Saturnia: travertine pools at 37°C with free access in the Maremma. A complete guide with timing t…
Terme di Petriolo: Roman Ruins and Sulphurous Waters in the Farma Torrent
Terme di Petriolo between Siena and Grosseto: medieval ruins, sulphurous springs at 43°C in the Farma torrent, and free …
Bagni San Filippo: the White Canyon and Wild Thermal Springs of Tuscany
Discover Bagni San Filippo, Tuscany's free thermal springs in the Val d'Orcia: white travertine cascades, 48°C waters, a…
Morano Calabro — the Living Nativity Scene of the Pollino
White houses massed on a perfect cone at the foot of the Pollino: Morano Calabro is the most photogenic and least-visite…
Bagni San Filippo: The White Limestone Cascades in the Sienese Forest
Thermal pools at 48°C hidden in a woodland, with white limestone formations that look like an Arctic landscape: free, wi…