Location: Siena
Top Things to do in Siena
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This Tuscan hill town will transport you back to the Middle Ages. Siena's grand cathedral, built in the 1200s, has treasured artworks and marvelous marble floors. The Piazza del Campo, the main town square, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's also home to the Palio, perhaps the most infamous horserace in the world. No goofy hats and mint juleps here—this is a medieval tradition involving bareback riders racing on cobblestones (so as you might imagine, it's quite dangerous). Siena is an easy daytrip by train from Florence, just 43 miles away.
Restaurants in Siena
1. Balloon Team Tuscany
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5.0 based on 152 reviews
More and more people are choosing the hot air balloon as an experience to share or give to loved ones on special occasions. Suitable for all ages
2. Siena Bike Shop
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5.0 based on 80 reviews
Siena Bike Shop now offers its customers a wide range of bicycles, carbon and aluminum, for daily rental or for longer period.Mountain bikes, racing bikes, hybrid and electric bicycles are the types of bikes you can find at the shop.
3. Anima Toscana Bike Tour
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5.0 based on 100 reviews
Anima Toscana it's a travel agency and bike tour operator, we organize cycling tours and vacations in Tuscany. We offer guided fully supported bike tour, self-guided bike tours, one day bike tours and bike rental service.
4. ASD Paintball Siena
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
5. Key Room
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5.0 based on 91 reviews
The Escape room in Siena is an exciting , challenging and unpredictable game. You will be locked in a room and have to get out within 60 minutes: a door to open, a key to find. This is the goal of the game. Teamwork is essential: within the room are a series of puzzles, riddles and unexpected clues await you. You go in together and you get out together.
6. Torre del Mangia
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4.5 based on 2,951 reviews
The tower, more than 290 feet high, was constructed in 1325 by Minuccio and Francesco di Rinaldo, and has the Chapel of the Piazza at its base..
Reviewed By asiyahnoemik - Pula, Croatia
Torre del Mangia can be seen from almost all parts of the city. The civic symbol of Siena, it stands out in the Piazza del Campo next to the Palazzo Pubblico. Arriving at the main square, Piazza del Campo, we can immediately admire the beautiful tower and the palace next to it. The atmosphere in this beautiful square is beautiful. The reason for this is all the beauty of Torre del Mangia with all its buildings, palaces, fountains, restaurants and bars. At one point, I feel like the time has stopped and I am back in the Middle Ages. The construction of the tower was begun by the brothers Francesco and Muccio di Rinaldo in 1325 and completed around 1348. The tower was built to be exactly the same height as the Siena Cathedral as a sign that the church and the state had equal amounts of power. The tower is in red brick until the crown, while the upper part in travertine is the work of the Sienese sculptor Agostino di Giovanni, following the design by Lippo Memmi. In 1666, after several attempts of fusion, a large bell was put in, and the Sienese called it the “Campanone”, also called “Sunto” because it was dedicated to the Madonna dell'Assunta. The bell plays a notable role in the celebrations of the Palio. It owes its curious name of Torre del Mangia to the fact that the Municipality entrusted, from 1347 to 1360, to bellringer to be Giovanni di Balduccio to ring from the tower, nicknamed “Mangiaguadagni” (eat-the-profits), for his spendthrift tendency, idleness or gluttony. It was later replaced by an automaton, which, in memory of his first bellringer, was called Mangia. The remains of this automaton are now kept inside the Cortile del Podestà. At the base of the tower is the Cappella di Piazza (Square Chapel), built in 1352 as a thanks for the end of the terrible plague of 1348.
7. D.F. Bike Rental
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4.5 based on 47 reviews
8. Museo della Tortura
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4.0 based on 225 reviews
Reviewed By dejongerwin1989 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Really impressive and interesting display of classic and medieval torture devices. Compliments to the lady working at the museum, who was very welcoming, took the time to explain the (free) mobile app and granted a student discount - while being non-Italian students. Definitely recommend to go here, as long as you have a strong stomach.
