Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Siena, Italië

Topdrukte — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays in Italië

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas and the Befana (8 dec – 6 jan)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Easter and Pasquetta

• Feestdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  29 mrt – 6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter and Pasquetta, Spring bank-holiday bridges

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter and Pasquetta (29 mrt – 6 apr)

Druk — Spring bank-holiday bridges, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

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

• Festival

  Palio of 2 July

  29 jun – 2 julSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Palio of 2 July, Summer holidays in Italië

• Risico

  Tuscan inland heat

  5 jul – 25 augExtreme hitte

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Palio of 2 July (29 jun – 2 jul)

Topdrukte — Ferragosto, Palio of 16 August

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  8–22 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Palio of 16 August

  13–16 augSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tuscan inland heat (5 jul – 25 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Chianti and Brunello harvest

  5 sep – 15 okt · meestal

  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.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Natuur

  White truffle and new oil

  20 okt – 15 dec · meestalPlukseizoen

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Chianti and Brunello harvest (5 sep – 15 okt (meestal))

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: White truffle and new oil (20 okt – 15 dec (meestal))

Topdrukte — Christmas and the Befana, Christmas holidays in Italië

• Feestdag

  Christmas and the Befana

  8 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaar

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: White truffle and new oil (20 okt – 15 dec (meestal))