Siena
Neighborhoods
Each district has its own personality
Siena Neighborhoods
Find the right area for your travel style
Piazza del Campo & Centro
The shell-shaped square that is the finest public space in Italy: the sloping brick fan where students drink wine, tourists eat gelato, and twice a year horses race bareback around the edge.
Duomo & San Giovanni
The cathedral quarter on the hill above the Campo: black-and-white striped marble, 200 years of floor panels, Renaissance frescoes, and the unfinished nave wall you can climb for the view.
Contrada della Selva & North
The residential north where contrada life is real, not performed: neighbourhood fountains, local trattorias with no English menus, and the basilica where Saint Catherine had her visions.
San Martino & South
The quiet south where Siena trails off into Tuscan countryside: a world-class painting gallery that nobody visits, a church with the best panorama in the city, and the trattorias where locals eat lunch.