Hva som skjer i Siena, Italy gjennom året

Toppsesong — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays i Italy

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Christmas and the Befana (8. des – 6. jan)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Easter and Pasquetta

• Helligdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  29. mar – 6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folk

  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 ↗

Toppsesong — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Helligdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25. apr – 2. junNasjonaldagMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Easter and Pasquetta (29. mar – 6. apr)

Travelt — Spring bank-holiday bridges, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr – 2. jun)

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

• Festival

  Palio of 2 July

  29. jun – 2. julSportsarrangementMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25. apr – 2. jun)

Toppsesong — Palio of 2 July, Summer holidays i Italy

• Fare

  Tuscan inland heat

  5. jul – 25. augEkstrem 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Palio of 2 July (29. jun – 2. jul)

Toppsesong — Ferragosto, Palio of 16 August

• Helligdag

  Ferragosto

  8.–22. augSkoleferieStengningerMye folk

  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. augSportsarrangementMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tuscan inland heat (5. jul – 25. aug)

Travelt — Summer holidays i Italy, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Chianti and Brunello harvest

  5. sep – 15. okt · vanligvis

  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.

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  White truffle and new oil

  20. okt – 15. des · vanligvisSankesesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Chianti and Brunello harvest (5. sep – 15. okt (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: White truffle and new oil (20. okt – 15. des (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays i Italy

• Helligdag

  Christmas and the Befana

  8. des – 6. janJul og nyttår

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: White truffle and new oil (20. okt – 15. des (vanligvis))