Things to do in Siena and Chianti

Things to do

1. Piazza del Campo

   A shell-shaped square sloping down to the Palazzo Pubblico, where people sit on the ground. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument1 hr 30 minFreebest in the evening

2. The Duomo and its floor

   White and green marble, and an inlaid marble floor uncovered only a few weeks a year. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument2 hr≈ €15best in the morning

3. The Torre del Mangia

   Four hundred steps, and Tuscany laid out like a checkerboard to the horizon. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Adventure and sportsViewpoint1 hr≈ €10best in the afternoon

4. San Gimignano and its towers

   Fourteen medieval towers on a hill, and award-winning gelato on Piazza della Cisterna. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Culture and historyMonument5 hrFreetakes the whole day

5. A tasting in Chianti

   White roads between the cypresses, and black-rooster Chianti Classico tasted in the cellar. On Wikipedia (in French)

   FoodRelaxation4 hr≈ €35best in the afternoon

6. Pienza and the Val d’Orcia

   Bare hills and rows of cypresses, and Pienza pecorino. On Wikipedia (in French)

   Nature and sceneryViewpoint6 hr≈ €5takes the whole day

When to go

The most pleasant months in Siena and Chianti: in April, May, June, September and October, taking weather and crowds into account.

More ideas for those months: where to go in April, where to go in May, where to go in June, where to go in September, where to go in October.

Averages measured over recent years: mean temperatures and number of rainy days, month by month.

What budget on the ground?

Per person and per day, including accommodation, meals, local transport and visits — excluding the round trip. An estimate calculated the same way as in the app, from the local cost of living.

Budget

€60

Mid-range

€115

Comfort

€210

Getting there from Paris: the carbon footprint

Per person, round trip, in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent — manufacturing, energy and, for flights, contrails included.

Train

76 kg

Bus

87 kg

Plane

420 kg

By train rather than by plane: 340 kg less CO₂e per person (6 times less).

Factors from ADEME (Impact CO₂); outside France, rail uses the European average published by the European Environment Agency.

Book on the ground

Tours and tickets

• Go City Multi-attraction passes for big cities
• Klook Tours, tickets and excursions
• Tiqets Museums and monuments, skip-the-line tickets
• WeGoTrip Self-paced audio tours

Internet on site (eSIM)

• Airalo Data eSIM, by country or region
• Drimsim SIM card that works in almost every country
• Saily Data eSIM
• Yesim Data eSIM

From the airport

• GetTransfer Drivers make an offer for your ride
• Intui Private transfers at a fixed price
• Kiwitaxi Booked transfers, from taxi to minibus
• Welcome Pickups Driver waiting on arrival, price fixed in advance

Rent a car

• Auto Europe Rental comparison
• EconomyBookings Rental comparison
• GetRentacar Cars from rental companies and private owners
• Localrent Local rental companies, often no credit card needed

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Good to know: Italy

Plugs

Type C, F, L, 230 V

Emergencies

112

Driving

On the right

Near Siena and Chianti

• Florence Italy, 50 km
• Pisa and the Tuscan coast Italy, 87 km
• Bologna Italy, 130 km
• Cinque Terre Italy, 160 km
• Bastia France, 170 km
• Rome Italy, 180 km

Elsewhere in Italy

• Amalfi Coast
• Bari and Puglia
• Bologna
• Cagliari and southern Sardinia
• Catania and Etna
• Cinque Terre
• Florence
• Genoa
• Lake Como
• Lake Garda
• Lecce and Salento
• Matera
• Milan
• Naples
• Palermo
• Pisa and the Tuscan coast
• Rome
• Taormina
• Turin
• Venice
• Verona