Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Siena, Italy

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 4.5 km
Ascend 222 m
Descend 220 m

Experience Siena in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in SienaIndividual Sights in Siena

Sight 1: Chiesa di Santa Maria in Portico a Fontegiusta

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Santa Maria in Portico a Fontegiusta is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located on via di Fontegiusta, off Via Camollia near its intersection with Via Paparoni, in the terzo of Camollia, in Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria in Portico a Fontegiusta, Siena (EN)

233 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa di Santo Stefano alla Lizza

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Chiesa di Santo Stefano alla Lizza / Copyrighted free use

Santo Stefano alla Lizza is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via dei Gazzani, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

Wikipedia: Santo Stefano alla Lizza (EN)

216 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea

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Chiesa di Sant'Andrea

Sant’Andrea Apostolo is a Roman Catholic church located on Via dei Montanini 141, near the intersection with Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, in the terzo of Camollia, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Siena (EN)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Stanze della Memoria

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Since 2007, the Rooms of Memory have been a museum and educational itinerary located in the premises of the former Barracks of the Italian Social Republic of Siena, which was the place of interrogations and torture of Sienese anti-fascists until the Liberation.

Wikipedia: Stanze della Memoria (IT)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Oratorio di Santa Caterina del Paradiso

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The oratory of Santa Caterina del Paradiso is a small church in Siena located in Piazza Giacomo Matteotti 19, oratory of the Contrada del Drago.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di Santa Caterina del Paradiso (IT)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Basilica Cateriniana di San Domenico

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The Basilica of San Domenico, also known as Basilica Cateriniana, is a basilica church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy, one of the most important in the city. The basilica is an example of Cistercian Gothic style.

Wikipedia: Basilica of San Domenico, Siena (EN), Website

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa del Crocifisso

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The sanctuary of Santa Caterina is located in Siena on the Costa di Sant'Antonio. The sanctuary incorporates the ancient residence of the Benincasa, the birthplace of St. Catherine, and is divided into various porticoes, loggias, churches and oratories.

Wikipedia: Santuario di Santa Caterina (Siena) (IT)

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Fontebranda

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Fontebranda

Fontebranda is one of the medieval fountains of Siena, located in Terzo di Camollia, in the Contrada of Oca, near the Porta of Fontebranda.

Wikipedia: Fontebranda, Siena (EN)

288 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Teatro dell'Accademia dei Rozzi

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The Teatro dei Rozzi is a live-performance theater located on Piazza Indipendenza #15, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy; while this structure was inaugurated in 1817, the sponsoring organization dated to 1531.

Wikipedia: Teatro dei Rozzi, Siena (EN)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Loggia della Mercanzia

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Loggia della Mercanzia

The Loggia della Mercanzia is located in Siena, at the back of Piazza del Campo, in the so-called Croce del Travaglio between Via Banchi di Sopra, Via Banchi di Sotto and Via di Città.

Wikipedia: Loggia della Mercanzia (IT)

19 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Croce del Travaglio

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Croce del Travaglio

The Croce del Travaglio is the street center of the city of Siena, the meeting point of the three main streets that form the backbone of the three Thirds.

Wikipedia: Croce del Travaglio (IT)

52 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Fonte Gaia

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The Fonte Gaia is a monumental fountain located in the Piazza del Campo in the center of Siena, Italy.

Wikipedia: Fonte Gaia (EN)

60 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Palazzo Sansedoni

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Palazzo Sansedoni

Palazzo Sansedoni is a Gothic style urban palace and tower, whose concave facade is situated facing the Palazzo Pubblico across the Piazza del Campo in the political center of the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Sansedoni (EN)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa di San Cristoforo

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San Cristoforo is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Tolomei in the Northern Terzo di Camollia and contrada of Civetta in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. Across the piazza from the church is the Palazzo Tolomei, one of the oldest buildings in the city. The Tolomei for many years were associated with the church.

Wikipedia: San Cristoforo, Siena (EN)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Palazzo Tolomei

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The Palazzo Tolomei is an imposing, Gothic style urban palace, located on Via Banchi di Sopra in the present contrada of Civetta, Terzo di Camollia of the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Tolomei (EN)

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Chiesa di San Pellegrino Alla Sapienza

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San Pellegrino alla Sapienza o della Sapienza is a Gothic style, Roman Catholic church located at the intersection of via della Sapienza and via delle Terme in Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It is located across from the Teatro dei Rozzi.

Wikipedia: San Pellegrino alla Sapienza (EN)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Palazzo Spannocchi

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The Palazzo Spannocchi is a Renaissance style urban palace located on the Piazza Salimbeni, just off Via Banchi di Sopra in the Terzo di Camollia of the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The building was associated with an ancient mercantile family of Siena.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Spannocchi (EN)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: Palazzo Salimbeni

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Palazzo Salimbeni No machine-readable author provided. Lucarelli assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

Palazzo Salimbeni is a Gothic style urban palace located on the Piazza Salimbeni, just off Via Banchi di Sopra in the Terzo di Camollia of the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The building, associated with an ancient mercantile family of Siena, currently houses the main offices of the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, the oldest bank in the world.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Salimbeni (EN)

55 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Nevi

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Santa Maria delle Nevi is a small Renaissance style Roman Catholic church or oratory located on Via Banchi di Sopra in the Terzo di Camollia of the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria delle Nevi, Siena (EN)

321 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 20: Fonte Nuova d'Ovile

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La Fonte Nuova is a historic reservoir in Siena, located in via Pian d'Ovile.

Wikipedia: Fonte Nuova (Siena) (IT)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Oratorio di San Rocco

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The Oratory of San Rocco is a small Roman Catholic prayer hall or independently standing chapel, located on via Vallerozzi in Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di San Rocco, Siena (EN)

374 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 22: Fonte d'Ovile

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La Fonte d'Ovile is a historic reservoir in Siena, located in via Baldassare Peruzzi just outside the Porta a Ovile.

Wikipedia: Fonte d'Ovile (IT)

636 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 23: Basilica of Saint Francis

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San Francesco is a basilica church in Siena, Tuscany, Italy.

Wikipedia: Basilica of San Francesco, Siena (EN)

407 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 24: San Donato all'Abbadia

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San Donato all'Abbadia Fabrizio Chiti ). Fabrizio Chiti / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Donato, also called San Michele al Monte di San Donato, is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on the Piazza on Via dell'Abbadia, Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The Monte de Paschi di Siena, whose original offices were in the Palazzo Salimbeni, whose rear facade faces the church, has a Pinacoteca/Museum called San Donato.

Wikipedia: San Donato, Siena (EN)

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