Qué hay en Siena, Italia, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays en Italia

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Christmas and the Befana (8 Dic – 6 Ene)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Máxima afluencia — los viajeros lo describen como muy concurrido, Easter and Pasquetta

• Festivo

  Easter and Pasquetta

  29 Mar – 6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Festivo

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 Abr – 2 JunFiesta nacionalMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Easter and Pasquetta (29 Mar – 6 Abr)

Concurrido — Spring bank-holiday bridges, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En mayo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 Abr – 2 Jun)

Máxima afluencia — Spring bank-holiday bridges, Palio of 2 July

• Festival

  Palio of 2 July

  29 Jun – 2 JulEvento deportivoMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 Abr – 2 Jun)

Máxima afluencia — Palio of 2 July, Summer holidays en Italia

• Riesgo

  Tuscan inland heat

  5 Jul – 25 AgoCalor extremo

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Palio of 2 July (29 Jun – 2 Jul)

Máxima afluencia — Ferragosto, Palio of 16 August

• Festivo

  Ferragosto

  8–22 AgoVacaciones escolaresCierresMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festival

  Palio of 16 August

  13–16 AgoEvento deportivoMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tuscan inland heat (5 Jul – 25 Ago)

Concurrido — Summer holidays en Italia, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Naturaleza

  Chianti and Brunello harvest

  5 Sep – 15 Oct · normalmente

  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.

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

• Naturaleza

  White truffle and new oil

  20 Oct – 15 Dic · normalmenteTemporada de recolección

  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.

Sigue en marcha: Chianti and Brunello harvest (5 Sep – 15 Oct (normalmente))

Tranquilo — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus peores meses por clima

En noviembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: White truffle and new oil (20 Oct – 15 Dic (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays en Italia

• Festivo

  Christmas and the Befana

  8 Dic – 6 EneNavidad y Año Nuevo

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: White truffle and new oil (20 Oct – 15 Dic (normalmente))