Siena Overture



DURATION: 3 hours (half day) or 5-6 hours (full day)

This private walking tour of the historical centre of Siena covers some of the most important sites in the historical centre of this marvellous and fascinating Medieval city. Once one of the most important independant republics in Medieval Italy and a wealthy international banking

MEETING PLACE: 

The meeting place for the tour will depend upon the time of your tour & how you arrive in Siena.

ARRIVING TO SIENA FROM FLORENCE: 

There are two options to arrive to Siena when staying in Florence using public transport:

  1. Bus : there is the Autostazione (bus station) located opposite the Santa Maria Novella train station where you purchase a ticket for the bus to Siena which you validate when boarding the bus in the machine (for convenience buy a return ticket / two tickets). The buses take either 1hour 15minutes or 1 hour 30minutes each way depending. The bus route starts here at this terminal and the terminates with the stop in the centre of the historical centre.
  2. Train: there is a local train that leaves from Santa Maria Novella train station and goes to Siena train station. This takes circa 1 hour 30 minutes. The train station is located slightly outside of the historical centre. A 15minute walk will lead you to the historical centre and you enter the city through the Camollia gate. From here, it is a circa 15minute walk to the town hall square. You can purchase the train ticket on-line through the trenitalia website or directly from the machines in the train station. It is necessary to validate the ticket before entering the train in the machines located at the head of the train track.

All tours that we organise are private. We do not organise group tours.

The cost of the 3 hour tour (half day)

€420 for parties of 1-5 people (excluding admission fees)
€480 for parties of 6-9 people (excluding admission fees)
€540 for parties of 10 people or more (excluding admission fees)

The cost of the 5 hour tour  (full day)

€700 for parties of 1-5 people (excluding admission fees)
€800 for parties of 6-9 people (excluding admission fees)
€900 for parties of 10 people or more (excluding admission fees)

The cost of the 6 hour tour (full day)

€840 for parties of 1-5 people (excluding admission fees)
€960 for parties of 6-9 people (excluding admission fees)
€1080 for parties of 10 people or more (excluding admission fees)

ADMISSION FEES to sites are not included in the above prices. Admission fees to be paid on the day at the ticket office with guide unless it is necessary to purchase in advance in which case the total cost will be added to the payment link that we send you. Once admissions have been paid (and the tickets reserved and purchased) at the various museums, they are non-refundable & non-transferable.

There is a break for lunch in the middle of the 6 hour tour. If interested, we will make a lunch reservations at a nice local place that we like.

Guides do not stay for lunch.

Admissions

Cathedral admissions vary throughout the year depending upon whether the church floor is uncovered or not. However, the standard admission to the cathedral is €7 per person & for the cathedral pass (OPA SI Pass) €16 per person which includes access to the cathedral + the baptistery + museum of the cathedral + crypt.

Palazzo Pubblico (town hall square) €6 per person

There are reduced admissions costs at museums, the reduction varies in price and conditions from museum to museum & is only available showing proof of age (keep a digital photo of the ID page of the relevant passport on your phone).

Headsets 

Groups of 4 or more people will require headsets in order to hear the guide well both when walking in the city centre and in the museums due to surrounding noise.

Freya’s Florence will book these in advance and they will be distributed at the beginning of the tour and used for the entire duration of the tour.

For parties up to 15 people the total cost for a half day hire is 30€ or for a full day tour the cost is 40€.
For parties greater than 15pax the cost of the individual headset hire for the half-day rental is 30€ + 2€ per person or for the full day rental the cost is €40 + €4 per person

Payment

Prepayment is required for guided tour costs. This is done as a security measure so that large sums of cash are not carried or exchanged on the day of the tour. We use a secure payment system provided by SumUP, you do not need to have a SumUP account to use it, you can sign in as a guest and use a credit card. SumUP charges a 2.5% handling/service fee which will be added to your invoice.

 

Dress code

Appropriate clothing for entering the churches during summer months: Shoulders must be covered & skirts or shorts should be no higher than the top of the knee in churches.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations or date changes made less than 1 week prior to the tour start time require full payment. Cancellations or date changes made within 2 weeks of your tour date will require half payment.

Tours proceed in inclement weather.

Museum reservation fees and pre-purchased tickets are non-refundable.

SumUP handling/service fees are non-refundable.