Det sker i Siena, Italy året igennem

Tætpakket — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays i Italy

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: Christmas and the Befana (8. dec. – 6. jan.)

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Easter and Pasquetta

• Helligdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  29. mar. – 6. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakket

  The first coach week of the year in the Campo, and the point at which the Crete Senesi are as green as they ever get before the summer burns them brown. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Helligdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25. apr. – 2. jun.National helligdagTætpakketBook tidligt

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Easter and Pasquetta (29. mar. – 6. apr.)

Travlt — Spring bank-holiday bridges, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr. – 2. jun.)

Tætpakket — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Palio of 2 July

• Festival

  Palio of 2 July

  29. jun. – 2. jul.SportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four days of trial races, contrada dinners in the streets and a ninety-second race round a dirt track laid over the Campo. The centre of the square is free and packed by mid-afternoon. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr. – 2. jun.)

Tætpakket — Palio of 2 July, Summer holidays i Italy

• Risiko

  Tuscan inland heat

  5. jul. – 25. aug.Ekstrem varme

  Siena is a hill town with brick that holds heat and a shadeless main square. Civil protection heat alerts for inland Tuscany run through most of this stretch. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Palio of 2 July (29. jun. – 2. jul.)

Tætpakket — Ferragosto, Palio of 16 August

• Helligdag

  Ferragosto

  8.–22. aug.SkoleferieLukningerTætpakket

  The August Palio sits inside the Italian holiday fortnight, so the town gets the crowds of both while a good share of its own shops and kitchens are shut. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Palio of 16 August

  13.–16. aug.SportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligt

  The second and larger Palio, run in the hottest fortnight of the year. Balcony seats are sold privately and a year ahead; the ground in the middle of the Campo costs nothing and fills by three. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tuscan inland heat (5. jul. – 25. aug.)

Travlt — Summer holidays i Italy, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Chianti and Brunello harvest

  5. sep. – 15. okt. · normalt

  The picking runs through September in the hills either side of the city, and it is the one time of year the estates are working rather than pouring for visitors.

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  White truffle and new oil

  20. okt. – 15. dec. · normaltSankesæson

  White truffle around San Giovanni d'Asso from late October, then the olive pressing in November and oil so green it stains the bread. The best eating months in the province.

Stadig i gang: Chianti and Brunello harvest (5. sep. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: White truffle and new oil (20. okt. – 15. dec. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Helligdag

  Christmas and the Befana

  8. dec. – 6. jan.Jul & nytår

  Panforte and ricciarelli in every window, an empty Campo and short winter opening hours at the cathedral and the Palazzo Pubblico. Cold, and the fog sits in the valleys below. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: White truffle and new oil (20. okt. – 15. dec. (normalt))