Streets of Siena
Unmissable sites
Siena in a day: guided walking tour
Discover the most significant streets, squares and alleys on a guided walking tour of Siena’s old town. This tour focuses specifically on how they have been transformed over time, starting with the city walls and gates of Siena.
Travellers often wonder about the origin of the city’s toponymy, which sometimes appears quirky and mysterious. This page will satisfy all your curiosities about Sienese history and traditions and how they have evolved through the centuries, starting with what is hidden in the busiest streets and lesser-known alleys.
Discover all the streets in the city of Siena.

Underground Siena
The tale of the city from its origins to the Middle Ages The Underground Siena tour takes place within Santa

Chiasso del Bargello
A picture perfect frame of Piazza del Campo A steep alley descends from Via di Città into Piazza del Campo

Vicolo degli orefici
A charming alleyway that preserves the echo of an ancient art and perhaps also the Via Francigena… and a chilling

Via del Refe Nero
Siena, a city where the Middle ages live on… Severed heads, devils, cages hanging from the walls of buildings… no,

Fontanine di Contrada
In Siena every citizen is baptized twice: in the church and then in the contrada to which they belong… with

Logge della Mercanzia
Behind Piazza del Campo, a beautiful loggia marks the transition between the Middle Ages and the Sienese Renaissance… Just behind