Holidays in Siena
Siena is the center of the province of Tuscany and has been competing with Florence for the title of cultural, scientific and commercial center of Italy for many years. Siena is the city that has preserved the spirit and atmosphere of the Middle Ages to this day.
What makes tours to Siena so attractive?
Siena is not only the center of Italian culture, but also another center of the country's cuisine. The city is famous for its sweets, the most popular of which are Siena gingerbread and almond cookies. Moreover, Siena produces some of the best Italian wines. The main tourist attraction of the resort is Piazza del Campo - a shell-shaped square where the famous horse races - Palio - take place.
Siena is home to one of the oldest universities in Europe, so a student atmosphere reigns here. The city regularly hosts a huge number of cultural events, including concerts, film screenings, theater performances and sports competitions. All this makes spending time in Siena unforgettable.
The city's calling card is the Siena Cathedral - a 12th-century building in the Romanesque-Gothic style and is one of the most beautiful in the province. It is also worth visiting the Basilica of Santa Maria (13th century).
A holiday in Siena is an immersion in the culture, traditions and life of the Middle Ages, the spirit of which permeates the city.
For a long time, the city has been divided into 17 contrade, each of which is a city within a city. Each has its own rules and traditions, each has its own local government, shrines, symbols and laws. All this makes the city interesting and unlike the others.
Tours to Siena are an immersion in the atmosphere of the most conservative city in Italy, which carefully preserves its traditions and sacredly honors morals and customs.