Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 0577 4 95 33;
www.dantealighieri.com
;
Via Tommaso Pendola 37)
Language and cultural
courses southwest of the city centre.
Tuscan Wine School
( 333 7229716;
www.tuscanwineschool.com
; Via Stalloreggi 26)
Daily two-hour wine-tasting
classes introducing Italian and Tuscan wines (€40).
WINE TASTING
Università per Stranieri
(University for Foreigners; 0577 24 01 00;
www.unistrasi.it
; Piazza Carlo Rosselli 27-28)
Offers vari-
ous courses in Italian language and culture. You'll find it near the train station.
LANGUAGE
Tours
info@guidesiena.it; Galleria Odeon, Via Banchi di Sopra 31; 10am-1pm & 3-5pm Mon-Fri)
, an asso-
ciation of accredited professional tour guides, operates four recommended tours between
and 4pm daily; €5 plus entrance fee); a 90-minute
Classical Siena Walking Tour
(11am
Monday to Saturday; €20 including
duomo
entrance fee); and a 90-minute
Secret Siena
Walk
(11am Sunday; €20 including Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala entrance
fee). The Duomo tour departs from the OPA SI ticket office next door, and the walking
tours depart from outside the tourist office in the Campo; all are in English and Italian.
Bookings are advisable. Children under the age of 11 are free.
Festivals & Events
The Accademia Musicale Chigiana presents three highly regarded series of concerts fea-
turing classical musicians from around the world:
Micat in Vertice
from November to April,
Settimana Musicale Senese
in July, and
Estate Musicale Chigiana
between July and August.
Venues include the Teatro dei Rinnovati in the Campo, Teatro dei Rozzi in Piazza Indi-
pendenza, Chiesa di Sant'Agostino and Palazzo Chigi-Saraconi in Via di Città.
