Summer in Siena
Everything you can do in Siena in summer
Summer is the holiday season par excellence, perfect for outdoor activities and folklore. The latter takes shape during historical re-enactments or popular festivals like the Palio di Siena. This event organised by the Contrade (neighbourhoods) is an especially anticipated moment for tourists from all over the world. It’s normally held twice a year in summer, on 2 July and 16 August. But the Sienese have always said ‘the Palio lasts all year long’.
Find out what to do in summer in the city of Siena.

The relics of Constantinople
Inside Santa Maria della Scala there is a golden treasure from the Orient… On 24th April 1359 Friar Andrea di

Castelvecchio
Discover the mythical place where the city of Siena was founded according to tradition. There are many legends circulating about

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

The relics of St Catherine
The head and finger of the Sienese saint are on display in the Basilica of San Domenico Lapa Piacenti, the

Pilgrim’s Hall
A majestic cycle of 15th-century frescoes in the ancient hospital of Siena In the frescoes of Pilgrim’s Hall (Sala del

Contrada Oratories and the Blessing of the Horse
In Siena, the sacred and the profane are constantly intertwined, even in church. The Palio is just around the corner: