Best Of Siena Guided Walking Tour

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Mobile Voucher Accepted
  • Hotel pickup Available
  • Duration: 1 Hr 15 Mins
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Time :
    02:45 PM
  • Return Details :
    Meeting Point: at 02:40 pm at SIENA: at Piazza San Domenico - in front of San Domenico Basilica The tour leader will wait for you with a panel with CAF Tour & TRAVEL logo. • No shorts or sleevele.. read more
  • Cancellation Policy :
    This activity is non-refundable Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.

Overview

Be seduced by the charm of this unique city! Your professional local guide will take you along the medieval streets, admiring the monuments, the imposing buildings and the hidden narrow streets, you will relive the medieval mood of the past. You will pass through Piazza del Campo, of which the Palazzo Pubblico (Town Hall) is the focal point. Then you will get to the spectacular Cathedral of the 12th century (inside visit if option selected), of which you can admire the magnificent architecture and the splendor of the polychrome marbles.

Know More about this tour


Basilica of San Domenico is a jewel of Renaissance art built in the 13th century and dedicated to St. Catherine of Siena, of which preserves a relic.
The Siena main square, unique for its shell shape, is well known all over the world for its beauty and of course for being the square where the well-known Palio horse-race takes place twice per year.
You will be seduced by the charm of this unique city. Your professional local guide will take you along the medieval streets, admiring the monuments, the imposing buildings and the hidden narrow streets, you will relive the medieval mood of the past.
The highest point of the city, where the spectacular 12th century Cathedral magnificently stands.Your unforgettable Guided Walking Tour will be enriched by the amazing inside Guided Visit of the famous Siena Cathedral (if option selected), built in the 12th century, together with its Libreria Piccolomini, to discover the beauty of its treasures and works of art; among them, the not-to-be-missed floor (during the opening period), decorated with the art of mosaics to create storytelling masterpieces, St. John the Baptist by Donatello, the rose window by Duccio di Buoninsegna, the marble pulpit by Nicola Pisano, the Library which kept a rich collection of manuscripts

Itinerary:


Basilica of San Domenico is a jewel of Renaissance art built in the 13th century and dedicated to St. Catherine of Siena, of which preserves a relic.
The Siena main square, unique for its shell shape, is well known all over the world for its beauty and of course for being the square where the well-known Palio horse-race takes place twice per year.
You will be seduced by the charm of this unique city. Your professional local guide will take you along the medieval streets, admiring the monuments, the imposing buildings and the hidden narrow streets, you will relive the medieval mood of the past.
The highest point of the city, where the spectacular 12th century Cathedral magnificently stands. Your unforgettable Guided Walking Tour will be enriched by the amazing inside Guided Visit of the famous Siena Cathedral (if option selected), built in the 12th century, together with its Libreria Piccolomini, to discover the beauty of its treasures and works of art; among them, the not-to-be-missed floor (during the opening period), decorated with the art of mosaics to create storytelling masterpieces, St. John the Baptist by Donatello, the rose window by Duccio di Buoninsegna, the marble pulpit by Nicola Pisano, the Library which kept a rich collection of manuscripts

Inclusions

  • Only if option selected: Siena Cathedral & Libreria Piccolomini entrance fee and guided visit
  • Guided Visit with Professional local Guide
  • Monolingual Guided Visit

Exclusions

  • Gratuities
  • if selected options without Cathedral: entrance ticket to Siena Cathedral

Additional Info

Public transportation options are available nearby

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

We suggest to wear comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing is recommended to visit places of worship

The local guide service could be provided in two languages.

Traveler Reviews

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  • 15-May-2023

    Never found the guide dispite waiting a long time and making fouls of ourselves asking around trying to find them. We contacted Viator, they refused to give a refund and didn’t provide any other option. We were still there for a couple days, they would not rebook us. Just kept our money for a tour we never had.

  • 13-May-2023

    This was a short tour with just enough information about the duomo and history of Siena. If you’re looking for something more in depth, I’d go with a different tour. It was just right for me to use as a launching point for further exploration of Siena. It was perfect for the price I paid.

  • 08-May-2023

    The guide’s love of the city came through in her tour! I’m glad I signed up for this ‘climbing’ experience!

  • 05-May-2023

    The tour itself was good and our guide was knowledgeable. However, it started 30 minutes late without any contact from Viator and difficulty reaching someone to find out if our guide was coming. There were many other groups at the pick up spot and it was very disorganized at first. In the end all turned out good, but in the future I’d book a private tour rather than with the large group.

  • 01-May-2023

    Our tour with CAF was very poorly managed from start to finish. We arrived at the designated meeting point 20 minutes early. There was a tour starting, but when we asked, we were just told it was not ours. We asked another guide who came out of the first attraction, who said yes it was our tour but there was no additional audio equipment b/c the guy had left so we would need to "keep up". I called Viator in Florence who got us on the "same" tour 45 minutes later. We went and saw the same guy who was giving out the equipment where we were told "not your tour" and he said "hi, again." We paid for a 2 hour tour which started at 3:37 pm. We were done at the duomo at 4:38 pm. We paid for an English tour, but our tour was delivered in english and then repeated in spanish for some additional patrons further diluting the amount of information we got. The guide was nice but a poorly managed experience for our one day in Siena. VERY disappointed. They did agree to refund our tour cost after I complained, but we don't get that day in Siena back.

  • 23-Apr-2023

    The all group enjoyed the Tour The tour guide was very knowledgeable we enjoyed yhe duomo very much. we highly recommend the tour.

  • 18-Apr-2023

    El sabor de las calles,los pasadizos medievales,la Santidad de la casa de Santa Caterina,el arte y la magnificiencia que todo lo envuelve y nos abraza

  • 25-Jun-2022

    La guia conocía perfectamente Siena y la información que daba era interesante, el precio me parece un poco elevado para lo que es la visita, pero sobretodo si eliges la visita a la catedral, porque una vez que acaba el tour guiado en la catedral no tienes opción de visitar por tu cuenta el baptisterio ni el resto de la catedral, tienes que volver a comprar billetes para la catedral combinado con el resto porque aunque incrementa en 12€ el precio de la visita, tu entrada a la catedral es la de 5€ que no te da esas opciones

  • 11-Oct-2021

    Traveling by myself, I generally sign up for walking tours in foreign cities. Sylvia was an excellent guide through Siena, including the inside of the Duomo. She is competent, attuned to her specific audience, and entertaining in her presentation and I formal chats.

  • 05-Oct-2020

    Il tour della città è stato molto interessante. La guida preparata e simpatica ci ha raccontato Siena. Unico neo il tour non corrisponde alla descrizione. Nessuna visita al museo di una contrada ne la visita ad una contrada ( se pur durante il tour abbiamo approfondito l'argomento). Ho aperto una contestazione al tour operator che mi ha rimborsato 1/4 del biglietto. Ho apprezzato, non tanto per l'importo, ma per la serietà nella risoluzione della problematica.

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