Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Panificio Il Magnifico
(
www.ilmagnifico.siena.it
;
Via dei Pellegrini 27; 7.30am-7.30pm Mon-Sat)
Lorenzo Rossi is Si-
ena's best baker, and his
panforte
,
ricciarelli
(sugar-dusted chewy almond biscuits) and
cavallucci
(almond biscuits made with Tuscan millefiori honey) are a weekly purchase for
most local households. Try them at his bakery and shop behind the Duomo, and you'll un-
derstand why.
FOOD
Il Pellicano
CERAMICS
( 0577 24 79 14;
www.siena-ilpellicano.it
;
Via Diacceto 17a; 10.30am-7pm Easter-Oct,
10.30am-7pm Mon-Sat Nov-Easter)
Elisabetta Ricci has been making traditional hand-painted
Sienese ceramics for more than 30 years. She shapes, fires and paints her ceramic cre-
ations - often using Renaissance-era styles or typical
contrade
designs - at her atelier near
Parking Santa Caterina and sells them at this shop near the Duomo. Elisabetta also con-
ducts lessons in traditional ceramic techniques; contact her for details.
Wednesday Market
( 7.30am-1pm)
Spreading around Fortezza Medicea and towards the Stadio Comunale,
this is one of Tuscany's largest markets and is great for foodstuffs and cheap clothing. An
antiques market is also held here on the third Sunday of each month.
MARKET
Information
0577 58 51 11; Viale Bracci)
Just north of Siena at Le Scotte.
Hospital
(
Police station
(
0577 20 11 11; Via del Castoro 6)
Tourist office
( 0577 28 05 51;
www.terresiena.it
; Piazza del Campo 56; 9.30am-6.30pm Easter-
Sep, 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, to 12.30pm Sun Oct-Easter)
Reserves accommodation, sells a map of
Siena (€1), organises car and scooter hire, and sells train tickets (commission applies).
Getting There & Away
BUS
Siena MobilitÃ
( 800 570530;
www.sienamobilita.it
)
, part of the Tiemme network, runs ser-
vices between Siena and other parts of Tuscany. It has a
ticket office
(
6.30am-7.30pm Mon-
