What to see in Siena

Planning to visit Siena
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Piazza del Campo

Can you imagine a square like no other?

Piazza del Campo is just that: the heart of Siena. Its shell shape, unique in the world, is one of the elements that contributed to the historic center's recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995. Simply pause for a moment, sit on the pavement, look around, and listen to the voices to realize you are in a place you will remember forever.

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Siena Cathedral

The Siena Cathedral is one of the most significant examples of Italian Romanesque-Gothic architecture

It represents one of the city's most precious treasures, and if its exterior leaves visitors breathless, the interior is even more astonishing! Stepping across the threshold, you are enveloped by the colors of the black and white marble columns that create a surreal effect. Inside, the cathedral preserves numerous masterpieces created over the centuries, the most exceptional of which is the magnificent floor.

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Allegory of Good Government: the face of justice in Siena

Entering the Hall of the Nine means facing a masterpiece that, for nearly seven centuries, has continued to question both leaders and observers. The Allegory of Good Government, created by Ambrogio Lorenzetti between 1338 and 1339 in Siena's Palazzo Pubblico, is one of the most famous fresco cycles of the European 14th century. A unique work because it depicts neither a sovereign nor a saint, but civil government, justice, and social harmony, a masterpiece of striking relevance today.

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All the museums
to visit in Siena

Discover Siena's museum network

Siena is known for its immense historical, artistic, and landscape heritage, but the collections that tell the story of the city's museum tradition also enhance its medieval urban fabric. These include civic, diocesan, university, and foundation-owned museums.

Spanning paths of art, archaeology, history, and science, Siena's museums host works, objects, and documents from private collections, palaces, religious buildings, and archaeological excavations that offer visitors a continuous rediscovery of the local landscape and identity.

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Bottini of Siena

The hidden heart of the city

Beneath the streets of Siena lies another city: silent, cool, crossed by water and memory. The Bottini of Siena are the hidden face of the historic center, an underground world where water has flowed for centuries like an ancient whisper.

Entering them means discovering a secret and surprisingly lively Siena. Hand-carved into the tufa rock starting in the Middle Ages, the galleries are a masterpiece of hydraulic engineering built by Sienese patience and ingenuity.

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