secret SIENa
Secret Siena tour is all about hidden fonts, ancient castles, noble towers, tiny squares, little known churches, full of forgotten masterpieces. Pilgrim routes, saints, artists and travellers as well as ancient arts and crafts. Among the numerous and less crowded museums to visit, we may also include the Cripta della Cattedrale (the cathedral crypt) with its extraordinary thirteenth century frescoes only discovered in the year 2000; the hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, the oldest hospital in the Western world with numerous works of art; the Baptistry which houses the bronze and marble baptismal font by Lorenzo Ghiberti, Donatello and Jacopo della Quercia; the Museo dell’Opera (Cathedral Museum) with statues by Giovanni Pisano, the “Maestà” by Duccio di Boninsegna (the father of the Sienese painters’ school) and the “Facciatone” which offers breathtaking views of the city. This unfinished construction is what remains of the project of the New Cathedral which had to be terminated in the middle of the XIV century because of the plague and stability problems. Finally, this tour will offer the chance to discover the many secret behind the Palio horse race by visiting some of the districts.
POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS
Siena: from 3 to 6 hours
Siena
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Abbey of Saint Galgano
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6 hours
Siena
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San Gimignano
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Monteriggioni
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6-7 hours
Siena
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Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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6 hours
Siena
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Chianti
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6-7 hours
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