Siena

Siena is a city in the region of Tuscany in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. With a population of 53,180, it is the 12th-largest city in the region. Wikipedia

Population 52,812 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Italy

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Italy
Daylight 9 h in Dec, dark by 16:39 · 15 h 23 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 19 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 31 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 52 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 24 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 40 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 23 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 06 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 59 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 33 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 05 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 44 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h of daylight

Getting there

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Where you can go from Siena

  • Under 1 h
  • 1–2 h
  • 2–3 h
  • 3–5 h
  • 5 h +

From Siena's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

1 to 2 hours· 1

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Palio Horse Race

    July – August

    A horse race like nowhere else, between the 17 contrade of Siena, is run in the Piazza del Campo on July 2 and August 16.

    Official site

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Siena); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Mercato dell'Antiquariato

    Opening hours

    Su[3]

    230 m from the centre

  • Mercato delle Merci

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: 08:00–13:30
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–13:30

    630 m from the centre

  • Mercato del Petriccio

    1. Monday: 06:30–14:00
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    06:30–14:00

    2.9 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.