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Florence's old rival, and the base for southern Tuscany.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1305025","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"17 | Contrade, the city's districts\r\n90 seconds | The Palio\r\n~400 | Steps up the Torre del Mangia","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A medieval city that never stopped being one","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Siena was a rich banking republic and Florence's great rival until the Black Death of 1348 killed much of its population and ended its golden age. It never really recovered, which is why the city looks almost exactly as it did in the fourteenth century: red-brick palaces, steep lanes and a cathedral that was meant to be even bigger than it is.\r\n\r\nThe city is still divided into seventeen contrade, neighbourhood districts with their own flags, churches, animals and fierce loyalties. They compete in the Palio, a bareback horse race around the main square on 2 July and 16 August, and their colours hang in the streets all year.\r\n\r\nThe historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and largely closed to traffic. One or two days covers it, and it is the best base for the Val d'Orcia, Montalcino and Montepulciano.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | Bus from Florence, about 1 hour 15 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot. The centre is car-free\r\nLanguage | Italian\r\nTipping | Not expected. Round up for good service\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nHow long to stay | One or two days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"The centre is small and car-free, and stays are within the walls or just outside the gates.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Il Campo | First-timers | Around the main square. Central, and busy by day. | 43.3183 | 11.3316 |  | \nDuomo | Atmosphere | The cathedral quarter on the city's highest point. | 43.3177 | 11.3289 |  | \nSan Domenico | Arriving by bus | On the north-west side, near the bus stops and the basilica. | 43.3210 | 11.3280 |  | \nOutside the walls | A calmer stay | Guesthouses and hostels just outside the gates, with views over the countryside. | 43.3290 | 11.3200 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Siena","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start in the Piazza del Campo, the sloping, shell-shaped square where the whole city meets. The Palazzo Pubblico, the town hall, has the Lorenzetti frescoes of Good and Bad Government, one of the great medieval paintings in Europe. The Torre del Mangia beside it has about four hundred steps and the best view in Tuscany.\r\n\r\nThe Duomo is striped in black and white marble inside and out, with an inlaid marble floor that is uncovered only for part of the year. The Piccolomini Library, off the nave, is painted with bright Renaissance frescoes.\r\n\r\nClimb the Facciatone, the unfinished fa\u00e7ade of the planned cathedral extension abandoned after the plague, for a view over the Campo and the city. Santa Maria della Scala, a medieval hospital opposite the Duomo, is now a museum with frescoed wards.\r\n\r\nWalk out to the edges of the city, where lanes drop steeply between the walls and the countryside begins.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Piazza del Campo | The shell-shaped square\r\nTorre del Mangia | About 400 steps, the best view\r\nThe Duomo | The floor, uncovered part of the year\r\nPalazzo Pubblico | Good and Bad Government","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Siena","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Siena","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The Piazza del Campo is free and the heart of the city. So are the streets of the contrade, each with its own fountain and flag; look for their animal symbols on the walls.\r\n\r\nThe Basilica of San Domenico, with the head of St Catherine of Siena, is free to enter.\r\n\r\nThe walk around the edge of the city, along the walls and through the gates, is free and has views over the Tuscan countryside.\r\n\r\nWatching the Palio from the centre of the Campo is free, if you arrive early and are prepared to stand for hours.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"The Campo | The heart of the city\r\nThe contrade | Flags, fountains and animals\r\nSan Domenico | St Catherine's church\r\nThe walls | Views over Tuscany","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Siena","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Siena","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Sienese food is Tuscan and rustic. Pici, thick hand-rolled pasta, is served with garlic and tomato or with a wild boar rag\u00f9. Ribollita and pappa al pomodoro are the soups.\r\n\r\nThe city's sweets are panforte, a dense cake of honey, nuts and candied fruit, and ricciarelli, soft almond biscuits. Both are sold in every bakery.\r\n\r\nThe restaurants on the Campo charge for the view. A few streets away, trattorias serve a meal with wine for \u20ac18 to \u20ac28. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are all local.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Pici | Thick hand-rolled pasta\r\nPanforte | Honey, nuts and fruit\r\nRicciarelli | Soft almond biscuits\r\nLocal wine | Chianti, Brunello, Nobile","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Siena","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Siena","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Siena is a university town and a quiet one. Evenings start with aperitivo, often sitting on the brick of the Campo itself.\r\n\r\nThe bars in the streets around the Campo and near the university fill with students, and the contrade hold dinners in the streets in summer, especially in the weeks before the Palio.\r\n\r\nA glass of wine is \u20ac4 to \u20ac7. The city is mostly asleep by midnight.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"The Campo | Aperitivo on the brick\r\nStudent bars | Near the university\r\nContrada dinners | In the streets in summer\r\nEarly nights | Asleep by midnight","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Siena","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Siena","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The centre is small, steep and closed to most traffic. You will walk everywhere.\r\n\r\nFrom Florence, the bus is faster than the train, taking about an hour and a quarter, and stops close to the centre. The train station is below the city, with a series of escalators up to the walls.\r\n\r\nFor the Val d'Orcia, Montalcino and Montepulciano, buses are infrequent and a car or a tour is far easier. Park outside the walls; the centre is a ZTL zone.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"From Florence | Bus, about 1 hour 15 minutes\r\nTrain station | Escalators up to the city\r\nCountryside | A car or a tour\r\nZTL | Park outside the walls","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Siena","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Siena costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Siena is mid-priced, but it has few hostels, so beds are limited and prices climb sharply around the Palio in July and August.\r\n\r\nA careful day is \u20ac55 to \u20ac75. The costs that add up are the Duomo pass and the Torre del Mangia, and a car for the countryside.\r\n\r\nThe Campo, the streets and the views are free. Eat a few streets away from the square.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Few hostels | Book early\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac55\u201375\r\nPalio weeks | Prices climb sharply\r\nEat off the Campo | Half the price","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Siena","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Siena","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Siena is very safe.\r\n\r\nThe Palio is the exception. The crowd in the centre of the Campo is dense and the heat intense; once the gates close you cannot leave until the race is over. Bring water and do not go if you are claustrophobic.\r\n\r\nThe streets are steep and the brick is slippery in the rain.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"The Palio | Dense crowd, intense heat\r\nSteep streets | Slippery in rain\r\nPalio gates | Once shut, you stay\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Siena","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Siena","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Siena is the gateway to the most beautiful countryside in Tuscany.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Val d'Orcia | About 1 hour | Car or tour | The rolling hills, cypress avenues and hill towns of the postcards, including Pienza. |  | 1304793\nMontalcino | About 1 hour | Bus or car | The hill town of Brunello wine. |  | 1304794\nMontepulciano | About 1 hour 15 minutes | Bus or car | A Renaissance hill town and its Vino Nobile cellars. |  | 1304795\nMonteriggioni | About 20 minutes | Bus or car | A tiny walled village with its circle of towers intact. |  | 1304796\nSan Gimignano | About 1 hour | Bus | The medieval town of stone towers. |  | 1304797","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Siena","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"April to June and September to October are ideal. The Palio fills the city in July and August.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. Siena is on a hill and slightly cooler than Florence, but summer is still very hot.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 10 | 1 | Cold and quiet\r\nFebruary | 12 | 1 | Quiet\r\nMarch | 15 | 2 | Spring\r\nApril | 19 | 3 | Easter. Good\r\nMay | 24 | 3 | Excellent\r\nJune | 29 | 4 | Contrada dinners begin\r\nJuly | 32 | 5 | Palio on the 2nd\r\nAugust | 32 | 5 | Palio on the 16th\r\nSeptember | 27 | 4 | Harvest. Excellent\r\nOctober | 21 | 3 | Superb\r\nNovember | 14 | 2 | Quiet\r\nDecember | 10 | 2 | Cold and festive","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The Palio is not a show for tourists. It is the most important thing in the city's year.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Siena","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/italy\/siena\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Palio di Siena | 2 July and 16 August | Piazza del Campo | Ten contrade race bareback three times around the square, over in about ninety seconds. Trial runs are held in the days before. |  | \nContrada feasts | Spring and summer | Across the city | Each contrada celebrates its patron saint with processions and dinners. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes walking. A car for the Val d'Orcia adds significantly.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 28 | 18 | 2 | 10\r\nMiddle of the road | 40 | 32 | 4 | 20\r\nComfortable | 60 | 50 | 20 | 30","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Siena","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Siena has only a handful of hostels, and they fill up around the Palio. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Siena","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/italy\/siena\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Siena travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"When is the Palio di Siena? | Twice a year, on 2 July and 16 August. Trial runs are held in the days before.\r\nHow do I watch the Palio? | For free in the centre of the Campo, arriving hours early and standing in the heat, or with an expensive seat or window. Once the gates close, you cannot leave until the race is over.\r\nHow do I get from Florence to Siena? | The bus is faster than the train, about an hour and a quarter, and stops closer to the centre.\r\nHow many days do you need in Siena? | One or two for the city, plus days in the Val d'Orcia.\r\nCan I climb the Torre del Mangia? | Yes. It has about four hundred steps and the best view in the city.\r\nWhat are the contrade? | The seventeen districts of Siena, each with its own flag, animal, church and fierce loyalties. They compete in the Palio.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Siena? | April to June and September to October. Around the Palio, book far ahead.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Siena hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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