Virtual tour of Piazza del Campo in Siena showing the various surrounding palaces, Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia of Siena. This is one of the most beautiful public squares in Europe, and often full of tourists. The Fonte Gaia is visible near the top of the Piazza.

Piazza del Campo - Palazzo Pubblico - Siena visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Piazza del Campo - Palazzo Pubblico' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Tuscany.

Piazza del Campo is one of the grandest medieval squares in Europe and one of the top attractions in Siena, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre of the city. The shell-shaped square is surrounded by various palazzi signorili, sloping down to the Palazzo Pubblico and Torre del Mangia.

Piazza del Campo developed from a market square at the meeting point of three hillside communities that eventually merged to form Siena. It was paved in fishbone-patterned red brick in 1349 and is divided into 9 sections by ten lines of travertine radiating from the mouth of the gavinone (the central water drain). This was symbolic of the Nine (Noveschi), a mercantile-banking oligarchy which ruled the Siena as a city-state from 1287 to 1355.

The uniformity of the various palazzi signorili completes the form of Piazza del Campo. These used to be the town houses of important families in Siena, today many contain restaurants and cafes.

Attractions on Piazza del Campo

• Palazzo Pubblico - 13th century town hall lavishly decorated inside with frescoes.
• Museo Civico (Civic Museum) - museum with important masterpieces of Sienese art housed within the Palazzo Pubblico.
• Torre del Mangia - one of the dominant towers in Siena, built in the 14th century, reaching 102m high it is the second highest tower in Italy, built to be exactly the same height as Siena Cathedral, and adorned with Cappella di Piazza added in 1352 after the Black Death.
• Fonte Gaia (Fountain of Joy) - white, marble fountain built in 1419 at the terminus of conduits bringing water to the city's centre, adorned on three sides with many bas-reliefs with Marian and Christian themes.
• Cafes and Restaurants - chill out and watch the world go by on the terraces in front of one of the many restaurants on Piazza del Campo.

Siena Tourist Information Offices
Piazza Campo, 56
Siena, Tuscany
Phone: 0577 280551
Email: infoaptsiena@terresiena.it
Web: terresiena.it

Flight: Amerigo Vespucci Airport (FLR) and Ataf-Sita 'Vola in Bus' (Fly by bus) service. Low cost airlines to Pisa and then rail or bus to Siena.
Train: Siena Station with trains to Buonconvento, Empoli and Florence (Firenze SMN)