Itinerary

1. Walking Tour Of Siena

   • Begin your visit from Piazza del Campo, the city's beating heart, the place where the horse race takes place, and where the Palazzo Pubblico is located, now home to the town hall and the Civic Museum. Learn the history of this square, considered as the profane place of Siena. In the beginning, it was a real field; then it became a square, the meeting point of the citizens.
   • Head towards the Owl Contrada, where the Ugurgieri castle is an extraordinary medieval place, considered the Contrada's heart.
   • Explore a place considered sacred to the Sienese: a Contrada Museum. Inside, it is home to the prizes won since the Middle Ages, the historical costumes and the Contrada's treasures. The museum is run directly by the Contrada members that open their doors to visitors to really understand the city of Siena and what the Palio means for them.
   • The tour continues towards the Church of Santa Maria in Provenzano, the main church for the July Palio. The church remains very often unnoticed by those who visit Siena because they do not know its importance. 
   • After walking through the Giraffe Contrada streets, visit the Basilica of San Francesco, located just outside the city walls. One of the most important and great basilicas of Siena, built at the beginning of the 13th century. A church divided into two districts holds a story of a miracle linked to the Sacred Hosts' disappearance (Sacre particle) found after many years still intact. The typically Gothic church preserves the frescoes of the brothers Ambrogio and Pietro Lorenzetti, coming from the ancient cloister next to the church.