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.

Palazzo Pubblico in Siena
A symbol of the political power of the city of Siena for 700 years. Palazzo Pubblico in Siena (also known

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

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

Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena
The world’s most significant collection of the 14th and 15th-century Sienese masters. The Pinacoteca Nazionale art gallery in Siena is

Via di Città
One of the most beautiful central roads in Siena. Via di Città follows on from the Corso, slightly uphill. It’s

Via Francigena urban route
Historically, when we speak of Via Francigena or Vie Francigene, we mean a group of roads that in medieval times