Siena Landmarks, Frescoes and Viewpoints

Siena’s landmarks and what each ticket gets you

The sights cluster around two squares, the Campo and the Duomo, ten minutes apart on foot. Three ticket systems cover them, and knowing which is which saves money and queueing. There is no city-wide card for transport and museums, so you buy each system separately.

Ticket system one: the Duomo’s Opera

The OPA SI PASS is valid for three consecutive days. It covers the cathedral, the Piccolomini Library, the Museo dell’Opera, the Facciatone viewpoint, the crypt and the baptistery. Adults pay EUR 14, or EUR 16 while the marble floor is uncovered. Children 7 to 11 pay EUR 3. Cathedral-only entry is EUR 7 in normal times. The roof route is a separate EUR 21 ticket that also includes those sites. See Duomo tickets and hours

What to look for inside:

  • The inlaid marble floor, 56 panels made between 1369 and 1547, uncovered only in certain weeks each year.
  • The octagonal pulpit carved by Nicola Pisano in the 1260s.
  • The Piccolomini Library, with Pinturicchio’s bright frescoes from the early 1500s.
  • In the museum, Duccio’s double-sided Maestà altarpiece and original facade statues by Giovanni Pisano.
  • In the baptistery, a bronze-and-marble font with work by Donatello, Ghiberti and Jacopo della Quercia.
  • In the crypt, 13th-century wall paintings found in 1999.

The Facciatone is a walkway along an unfinished wall, reached by 131 steps, with a view of the Campo and the Chianti hills.

Ticket system two: the Comune

The Palazzo Pubblico houses the civic museum. Its Sala dei Nove holds Ambrogio Lorenzetti’s frescoes on good and bad government, and the Sala del Mappamondo holds Simone Martini’s Maestà and the portrait of a mounted commander. Entry is about EUR 10, or EUR 11 if booked. The Torre del Mangia costs EUR 10, in person on the day only, and the two together cost EUR 15. A three-site, two-day ticket with Santa Maria della Scala is EUR 20, with the tower first. Prices: civic museum and tower prices

Ticket system three: Santa Maria della Scala

This former pilgrim hospital faces the cathedral. Its Pellegrinaio hall has 15th-century frescoes of hospital life, and the underground levels hold the national archaeological museum. The standalone price is not confirmed, so use the EUR 14 two-day combination with the civic museum, or visit free on the first Sunday of a month. Information: Santa Maria della Scala

Free views

The Fortezza Medicea ramparts and the terrace by San Domenico cost nothing. The Fortezza’s bastions give a long flat walk, and San Domenico faces the Duomo across the valley at sunset.

Closed for now

The Pinacoteca Nazionale, home to Sienese painting from the 12th to the 16th centuries, closed for works in January 2026 and has not announced a reopening. The civic museum and the Duomo museum carry some of the same period.

Solemn places

The synagogue on Vicolo delle Scotte is an active place of worship and a memorial with a plaque for the 14 Sienese Jews arrested in November 1943 and killed at Auschwitz. The Camposanto della Misericordia is a working cemetery. Dress modestly, stay quiet, take no recreational photos and check opening hours locally.

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