Exploring Siena from the station – loop tour

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Italy

Tuscany

Siena

Exploring Siena from the station – loop tour

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Exploring Siena from the station – loop tour

01:55

6.94km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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796 m

Camollia Gate

Highlight • Monument

As a city gate, it is part of the city wall. Pedestrians are not allowed to go through the large gate, but through the two small ones on the side. The large gate is also too small for oncoming traffic and so cars have to wait until the traffic light turns green.

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1.97 km

Medici Fortress of Siena

Highlight • Historical Site

Fortifications from the 15th century with park, wide circular path on the entire wall with numerous fitness machines and great views of the city center and the surroundings of Siena, large amphitheater and large square. There is no entrance fee and it is well worth seeing. If you are in Siena you should not miss this 🤩

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3.32 km

View over Siena's Old Town

Highlight • Viewpoint

The old town of Siena is absolutely worth seeing. Only the bars around the market square should be avoided, here is only tourist rip-off.

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3.77 km

Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena)

Highlight • Religious Site

The Cathedral of Siena (Italian Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) in Tuscany is the mighty Cathedral of the Assumption and the main church of the city. Today, the building, built of characteristic dark green and white marble, is one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture in Italy.

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4.35 km

Palazzo Pubblico and Piazza del Campo, Siena

Highlight • Historical Site

The Palazzo Pubblico is a palace in the center of Siena, near the old market, where today is the Municipal Museum. Every year, in front of Piazza del Campo, there is a local horse race, one of the cultural highlights of Siena.

Siena is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Italy and impresses with its mass of historical buildings, with which it has preserved its medieval character. The old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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4.39 km

Torre del Mangia

Highlight • Monument

The oval market place in Siena at the town hall is one of the highlights of the city.

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4.93 km

Basilica of San Francesco (Siena)

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the few saints who is also highly valued outside of Christianity is San Francesco, known in the German-speaking world as Francis of Assisi. Francis was born in Assisi in 1181/82 and died in 1226. In his youth as the son of wealthy parents he was a bon vivant, but later he turned to Christ. In the half-ruined little church of San Damiano, on the hillside outside the city walls of Assisi, he was praying one day and heard the voice of Christ coming down from the cross, urging him to “rebuild his church”. At first he took this request literally and restored the church building, later he came to realize that this is primarily about the church as the community of believers.
Francis became a role model for many people, they joined him and the "Order of the Friars Minor" (Ordo Fratrum Minorum) of Francis of Assisi came into being. Today in the broad Franciscan religious family there are three male branches: the Franciscans, the Minorites and the Capuchins; and two females: the Franciscans and the Poor Clares. In addition, there is the "Third" or "Secular" order, which women and men who do not take the classic vows of the order (poverty, chastity and obedience) and continue to live in their family and their profession can join.

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5.28 km

Salimbeni Square and Salimbeni Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

Rocca Salimbeni, or Salimbeni Palace, a historic building in the center of Siena, is located in the square Salimbeni, bordered by the fashionable Via dei Banchi di Sopra.
The building is in the Gothic style of Siena, with nineteenth and twentieth rearrangements. It receives its name from the powerful family of Salimbeni who had it built in the fourteenth century, expanding a previous fortress.
Today it houses the corporate headquarters of the Bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena, considered the oldest bank in the world, as it was born in 1472 as the "Mount of Piety" to help citizens victims of usury; it is still in operation and is the third in order of importance in Italy, despite the crisis of the current management that has struck it .

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6.94 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.41 km

2.87 km

642 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.30 km

521 m

121 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Comments

November 19, 2022,E1' 193- 🇮🇹 ⛪VF [Siena, Stadt]

E1-I4: E1'Day 193 | Tour Day 12 | Sat 19.11.22
Today is arrival day. Always a special moment at the end of a hiking tour. The last stage is short and should end in the cathedral. Because this place is an important milestone for pilgrims on the way to Rome. I didn't like it that much there. Too big, too …

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September 19, 2024,🇮🇹 im Kinderwagentempo durch Siena

Pigeon hunting in Siena is still a popular reason to visit the city today.
After a few days of peace and quiet, there was a lot of hustle and bustle... but Florence was probably even busier on another day.

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March 23, 2025,Siena

Parking in Siena is a bit adventurous, really busy.

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May 5, 2025,🇮🇹 Streifzug durch Siena

Siena, Tuscan beauty, paired with medieval charm, breathtaking architecture, historic alleys, and vibrant culture – a two-hour city tour can only convey a minimal impression of its diversity.
This Tuscan city, one of the most powerful cities in central Italy during the Middle Ages, offers visitors an incredible amount of impressions, so that immersing themselves in the bustling alleys and …

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