Photos: Krzysztof Popławski, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Massimo Catarinella, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Photos: Krzysztof Popławski, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Massimo Catarinella, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Santa Caterina's home, room by room
Your local guide
Giacomo Bellandi
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Highlights
- A family home turned into chapels
- Domestic rooms, converted gradually
- A courtyard telling its own story
- Pilgrimage traced back to an ordinary house
- History grown in stages, not built at once
About this tour
This session follows Santa Caterina's family home, now converted into a series of chapels and shrines. You see a room that began as ordinary domestic space before its conversion, and a small courtyard explained as part of the site's gradual growth. The camera moves calmly through each space in turn.
We take our time in each room rather than rushing through, since the domestic origin of the space is easy to miss once it is converted. I explain the site's gradual development as we go, and take questions throughout.
It suits anyone interested in how an ordinary home becomes a place of pilgrimage. It also pairs well with the San Domenico session nearby.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Siena before heading out.
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Family home chapel 15 min
The camera moves through a room converted from the saint's family home into a chapel, and I explain what the space originally was before its conversion.
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Courtyard 15 min
In a small courtyard, I explain how the site grew gradually into a series of chapels rather than being built as one project.
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Your questions 7 min
Time to ask anything about Siena: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 3 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Pici cacio e pepe (hand-rolled pasta) and Terzo di Camollia, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Siena, showing you Family home chapel and Courtyard live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to know the history already?
No background needed. The guide explains everything as it comes up.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Siena live with my phone.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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