Siena guided tour

🏰​ Siena guided tour: in the footsteps of medieval justice

A private experience of history, art and real stories.

If you want to discover Siena from a unique and authentic perspective, this private guided tour is the perfect choice. Indeed this will be a fascinating walk through historic centre, exploring how justice was administrated throughout the centuries and uncovering the stories beheing the extraordinary frescoes by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in the Palazzo Comunale.

🔎​ What the tour includes

First we start at Saena Vetus, the ancient settlement of the city where judicial authority was based during the Roman, Lombard and Carolingian periods. Them from there we will move toward the heart of the city, reaching the iconic Piazza del Campo, to discover:

​✅​ Justice in medieval Siena

• What was considered a crime
• Punishments and sentencing methods
• The final walk of the condemned to the execution site
• Old and new prisons along the way

​✅​ Fascinating characters

Stories of criminals, guards, and above all the executioner – feared, necessary, and often marginalised. However this controversial figure was essential to the community, though his assignments not always carried out flawlessly.