Siena, Italy travel guide including hidden gems and Food Tips 🇮🇹

Discover Siena, a charming medieval city, in the heart of Tuscany, Italy.
In this travel guide, we get a feel for the real Siena as we go beyond its breathtaking main squares to also explore its charming streets where we uncover some of the city’s rich heritage and traditions.
We also find places to unwind away from the crowds, escape the rain and I eat a panino the size of my head!
If you’re planning a trip to Tuscany, be sure to add Siena to your travel itinerary.
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I loved visiting Siena. My next stop is Lucca.
🎥 CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:35 Piazza del Campo
2:14 Bar San Paolo
3:07 Romulus and Remus
3:31 Siena City Walls
3:49 Old Streets
4:45 Siena Contrade
5:46 Fonte Serene
6:23 Bar 4 Cantoni
6:38 Duomo
7:17 Medici Fortress
8:34 Panini
9:17 Fontebranda
9:49 Open Mind, Justine Peyser
10:16 Parrocchia di Santa Maria in Provenzano
10:35 Fonte Nuova d'Ovile
10:54 Basilica San Francesco
11:33 Lucca
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[@SharonBartlett-to2uv]

Great video. Love what Siena has to offer.

[@NicolaExplores]

Yes a fascinating place, loved all the small details as well as the beautiful buildings 🤩

[@KarenC-en6ph]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@NicolaExplores]

Thanks Karen. Such a lovely place and all the little details were so fascinating.

[@keithbartlett8926]

Great filming. 🖖🏻

[@NicolaExplores]

Thank you ☺️ Glad you enjoyed watching.

[@theresnoyinkatie]

Lovely video! Thank you. Visiting Italy for the first time in October and hoping to visit Siena.

[@NicolaExplores]

Thanks for watching. It was a lovely place to visit. Another place to consider is Lucca, which was my personal favourite (I made a video about that too)

[@theresnoyinkatie]

@@NicolaExplores Thanks!

[@panoramicviolinist]

Beautiful Siena ❤

[@NicolaExplores]

Yes, it really is 🥰 Have you visited? Next week’s video is going to be in Lucca, another wonderful city in Tuscany 🤩

[@panoramicviolinist]

@@NicolaExplores Ooh I look forward to it 🙏🌞🌄

[@loripenzato5247]

Beautiful video!! We are going to Italy in the fall!! We are staying in Florence for 4 days!! Hope we can go to Siena on a day trip!! I think it is a quick train ride!!

[@NicolaExplores]

Thank you so much ☺️ I’m glad you enjoyed watching and I’d definitely recommend visiting Siena. The train was very reasonably priced and only took about 90 minutes. I made a video about Florence too in case you’d like to watch - I’ve added quite a few unusual things to do and places to eat 😊

[@susanmuthoni5482]

Same here me and my son we shall be going to Florenz in October 2024.We are also planning to go for a day Trip in Siena & Pisa✌️

[@NicolaExplores]

@@susanmuthoni5482 oh fantastic, it’s surprising how much you can see in a day if you plan in advance as they’re very walkable once you get there. Hope you have a fantastic time - I made a video about Pisa as well as Florence that you might want to watch. Hope you have a great time. I think October will be a great time to visit weather wise

[@jackietheobald5545]

Nicola, my husband and I are staying in Florence for a few days late September. We are both in our 70s, perfectly mobile but not good with steps or hills. Would Sienna be suitable for us do you think?

[@NicolaExplores]

@@jackietheobald5545 hi Jackie, most of central Florence is flat - if you cross the river then the parks are on steep hills, but you wouldn’t necessarily have to visit that area to enjoy Florence. Siena is on three hills so not too much is flat. You could consider Lucca too (I have made a video) - it is all flat and contained within a city wall, and less crowded than Florence and Siena. Wherever you choose, it might be worth checking your accommodation as most of ours rooms were on the fourth floor as we booked to stay in apartments and they generally don’t tend to have lifts. If you’re in a hotel, they’ll probably be more likely to have a lift. Hope that helps and hope you have a great time.

[@pile333]

Thanks for visiting. 💐

[@NicolaExplores]

@@pile333 loved it…is it your hometown?

[@pile333]

@@NicolaExplores Yes. I'm from North Italy.

[@NicolaExplores]

@@pile333 I miss the food so much! It's so fresh and full of flavour compared to England. Thinking of planning another trip in October. Do you have any recommendations for places to visit via train in a couple of weeks? Next Spring, we're thinking of travelling by car so we can visit places that aren't so easy to get to by train.

[@pile333]

@@NicolaExplores In October, I'd say visiting cities of art without the tourist herding (and it's not even school trip time either). Or maybe do something very few tourists do: follow along a river that has nice cycle paths.

[@NicolaExplores]

@@pile333 thanks for the tips 😌

[@etherdog]

Rick Steves Guide for Italy 2022 recommends Bar San Paolo. Is this the "American guy" to which you were referring?

[@NicolaExplores]

@@etherdog no…not sure of the gentleman’s name. It was someone we were sat across from in a restaurant the night before, and the next day we saw him in Piazza del Campo, and he told us about it. Interesting to hear Rick Steves covered it too! It was a good choice 👍