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Siena and Monteriggioni
Piazza del Campo, the cathedral, the hospital that owned the Grancia and the walls of Monteriggioni.
Siena and Chianti · art, medieval history, Via Francigena
- km in all
- 108
- of driving
- 1 h 40
- the whole day, stops included
- 4 h 30
- stops
- 2
If you would like to see Siena, this is the tour for you: it is the most demanding for traffic and parking, so it is best taken calmly. On the way back you pass Monteriggioni, on the Via Francigena.
The day
Driving times are Google Maps' without traffic; the stops are the ones we suggest. Leave around 9 and you will be back in the early afternoon.
Leave the Grancia
30 min by car · 33 km
Sienasuggested stop about 2 h
25 min by car · 22 km
Monteriggionisuggested stop about 45 min
45 min by car · 52 km
Back at the Grancia
The stops
from La Grancia · 33 km · about 30 min
Siena
UNESCO, historic centre since 1995Via FrancigenaSanta Maria della Scala hospital
The historic centre has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995. Shell-shaped Piazza del Campo hosts the Palio twice a year; on the square stands the Palazzo Pubblico with the Torre del Mangia, about 88 metres high, built between 1338 and 1348. From there Via di Città takes you towards the cathedral. Opposite the cathedral is Santa Maria della Scala, the old hospital for pilgrims on the Via Francigena that owned the Grancia of Serre.
On foot in Siena
- Piazza del Campo
- the Palazzo Pubblico
- the Torre del Mangia
- Via di Città
- the cathedral (Duomo)
- Santa Maria della Scala
Piazza del Campo 
The Palazzo Pubblico 
The Torre del Mangia 
Via di Città 
The cathedral (Duomo) 
Santa Maria della Scala
from Siena · 22 km · about 25 min
Monteriggioni
Via Francigena
The castle was built by the Sienese between 1214 and 1219 above the Via Francigena, and keeps its elliptical ring of walls and towers. It is worth a stroll inside the walls, as far as the square.
- the town walls
- the square
The town walls 
The square
from Monteriggioni · 52 km · about 45 min
Back to the Grancia
From Monteriggioni it is about 50 minutes back to the Grancia.
Why choose it
Siena in one morning, with the Campo, the cathedral and Santa Maria della Scala, the hospital that owned the house you are staying in.
Where to stop
In Siena, traffic and parking take longer than on the other tours: we suggest setting off early.
Distances and times are Google Maps' without traffic and are approximate: traffic, parking and stops add to them.
FAQ
How far is Siena from the Grancia?
About 35 km by car to Piazza del Campo, around forty minutes.
What links Siena and the Grancia?
The Grancia of Serre was a fortified farm of the Santa Maria della Scala hospital of Siena, today a museum complex opposite the cathedral that you can visit.
Is Siena a UNESCO site?
Yes, its historic centre since 1995.
Set off from the Grancia and come back to it
Four Junior Suites in the old town of Serre di Rapolano: in the evening you come back to the same place, with no need to repack.
Check availability- Photo: opening photo · Ввласенко, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Siena · Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Siena, Piazza del Campo · Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Siena, the Palazzo Pubblico · TeKappa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Siena, the Torre del Mangia · Massimo Catarinella, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Siena, Via di Città · Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Siena, the cathedral (Duomo) · PTG Dudva, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Siena, Santa Maria della Scala · Zairon, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Monteriggioni · Diego Baglieri, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Monteriggioni, the town walls · Thomas Fuhrmann Jakobsthal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Monteriggioni, the square · Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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