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The 8 Best History Museums in Siena, Tuscany
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.
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1. MOnd - Museo della Contrada Capitana dell'Onda
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5.0 based on 6 reviews
It is called "MOnd" and is our last great opera, the Museum of the Contrada Capitana dell'Onda. An innovative space, in the heart of the district, with an ancient heart. It is the crypt of San Giuseppe, in fact, the original nucleus of the Museum's headquarters of the Contrada, one of the fundamental parts of the structure.
2. Complesso Museale della Contrada della Tartuca
3. Archivio di Stato
4. Museo Contrada Priora della Civetta
5. Museo Archeologico di Siena
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4.0 based on 78 reviews
Reviewed By belleretraite - Montreal, Canada
This is one of the three museums which make up the Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala . It is in the basement of the building and it makes use of modern ways to present the relicas and artifacts , Access is easy for people in wheel chairs and the staff is very helpful . An audio guide is available and in fact it is necessary to identify the origins of the huge number of archaeological digs !
6. 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.
7. Museo Bologna - Buonsignori
8. Archivio E Percorso Storico
