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Transport
Siena is a very small town and off limits for buses in the centre, so everything is done on foot. Buses need a permit to enter town, which they collect at a checkpoint on the outskirts. The bus can drop you off and pick you up at the Fortezza except on schooldays between 12.15 and 13.45 and from this point you walk to the Piazza del Campo and the Duomo, passing the church of San Domenico where you will find (paying) toilets. Another drop off point is at Porta S. Marco – a steep but short walk to the Duomo.
Taxis Taxi stand on Piazza Matteotti/ min fare € 4,50
Tourist
Office At tourist offices you will find brochures and info in English. Maps of Siena are also available / Tourist office on the Piazza del Campo / on Via di Città 43
Hospital ‘Pronto Soccorso,’ at the Policlinico, Viale Bracci. Località Le Scotte / telephone 0577 585809
Major sights PIAZZA DEL CAMPO / FONTE GAIA
the heart of Siena and world famous for its shape / the place where the Palio is held twice every year
PALAZZO PUBBLICO
houses the Museo Civico / on Piazza del Campo / important collection of Sienese painters (Duccio, Simone Martini, Lorenzetti)
TORRE DEL MANGIA
On Piazza del Campo / splendid view over town / book ahead of time as time slots are limited
PALAZZO PICCOLOMINI
Houses the state archives / important Renaissance building
MEDIEVAL STREETS
Via Bandini and the courtyard Corte del Castellare degli Ugurgieri / Via della Galluzza with eight arches and medieval buildings
SANCTUARY & HOUSE OF SAINT CATHERINE
En route from the parking lot to the Campo / worth the detour / entrance free
Churches DUOMO
With the Piccolomini Library inside / on the Piazza del Duomo / Baptistry – entrance fee and dress code
OTHER CHURCHES WORTH VISITNG
Santa Maria dei Servi / San Domenico (head of St Catherine) / San Agostino
Museums MUSEO CIVICO
See Palazzo Pubblico
OPA MUSEUM
Museum of the Duomo
PINACOTECA NAZIONALE
Sienese paintings from the 12th to 17th centuries by major artists
Curiosities ENOTECA ITALIANA
Italian wine exhibition in the Fortezza / entrance free / closed Sunday
MARKETS
Every morning in the Piazza del Mercato, behind the Campo / food & vegetable stalls / at the Fortezza big non-food market every Wednesday / and every third Sunday of the month antique and bric-a-brac market at Piazza del Mercato
SHOPS
Around the Campo and the adjacent streets such as Via di Città, Via Banchi di Sopra and Via Bianchi di Sotto / Siena is known for its typical Sienese sweets, olive oil, wine, cheeses, ceramics and Antique trade
PALIO
On Piazza del Campo the yearly horserace around the square is held on 2 July and 16 August / it is a contest between the different districts of the town / it is a very popular and important event for the Sienese people
