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Live tours in Siena

Explore Siena, Italy, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Piazza del Campo, Torre del Mangia and Palazzo Pubblico on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

15 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Siena live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Terzo di Città is worth asking about: the district around the cathedral, the oldest part of the city.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Piazza del Campo The shell-shaped main square, sloping down to the Palazzo Pubblico, host to the Palio horse race twice a year.
  • Torre del Mangia A slender medieval tower rising above the Palazzo Pubblico, one of the tallest in Italy when built.
  • Palazzo Pubblico The Gothic town hall on Piazza del Campo, still housing council offices today.
  • Siena Cathedral (Duomo di Siena) A Gothic cathedral faced in black and white marble stripes, the colours of the city's heraldic horse.
  • Piccolomini Library A small library inside the cathedral, its walls covered in vivid frescoes by Pinturicchio.
  • Baptistery of San Giovanni Built into the hillside below the cathedral's apse, its font decorated by several Renaissance sculptors.
  • Basilica di San Domenico A large brick church said to hold a relic of the head of St Catherine of Siena.
  • Santuario di Santa Caterina The saint's family home, converted into a series of chapels and shrines.

Neighbourhoods

  • Terzo di Città the district around the cathedral, the oldest part of the city
  • Terzo di Camollia the northern district, entered through the Camollia gate
  • Terzo di San Martino the southern district, with steep lanes leading down towards the valley

Food to know

  • Panforte (spiced fruit and nut cake)
  • Ricciarelli (almond biscuits)
  • Pici cacio e pepe (hand-rolled pasta)
  • Cinta Senese salumi (heritage pork cured meats)
  • Cavallucci (spiced honey biscuits)

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Good to know about Siena

Do I need to be in Siena to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Siena, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Italian, English and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.