Siena Cathedral
A medieval cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, striped inside and out in bands of white and dark green marble. Its floor is a vast series of pictures inlaid in coloured marble, and its library is frescoed in bright colours by Pinturicchio.
- Where
- Siena, Tuscany, Italy
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 43.3176, 11.3287
Get the Siena Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Siena Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tuscany volume with your photos and a note.
Near Siena Cathedral
Piazza del Campo 0.2 km
The shell-shaped main square of Siena, sloping down to the Palazzo Pubblico and its tall Torre del Mangia, and one of Europe's great medieval squares. Twice each summer it becomes the track for the Palio, a bareback horse race between the city's districts.
San Gimignano 28 km
A small walled hill town in the province of Siena that still keeps about a dozen of its medieval tower houses, giving it one of the most recognisable skylines in Tuscany. Its churches and town hall hold 14th and 15th century frescoes, and its historic centre is a UNESCO site.
Val d'Orcia 33 km
A valley of gentle, cultivated hills south of Siena, running towards Monte Amiata and dotted with towns such as Pienza and Montalcino. Its lines of cypresses and lone farmhouses have been painted since the Renaissance, and it is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape.
Piazzale Michelangelo 50 km
A broad terrace on the hill in the Oltrarno with the most famous view of Florence, across the river to the cathedral dome and the towers. A bronze copy of Michelangelo's David stands in the middle, and the parapet is crowded at sunset.
Boboli Gardens 50 km
A large hillside park laid out in the mid-16th century as the garden of the Medici's Pitti Palace, and a model for princely gardens across Europe. Its paths lead past statues, fountains and artificial grottoes up to views over the city.
Palazzo Pitti 50 km
A vast Renaissance palace south of the Arno, begun in 1458 for the banker Luca Pitti and later the main home of the Medici grand dukes. It now holds several museums of paintings, costume and decorative art, and opens at the back onto the Boboli Gardens.
Basilica of Santa Croce 50 km
The principal Franciscan church of Florence, built on what was once marshland outside the city walls. It is the burial place of Michelangelo, Galileo, Machiavelli and Rossini, which earned it the name Temple of the Italian Glories.
Ponte Vecchio 50 km
A medieval stone bridge over the Arno with shops built along both sides, the only Florence bridge spared in the Second World War. Butchers and tanners once worked here, but the shops have long belonged to jewellers and goldsmiths.
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Questions
Where is Siena Cathedral?
Siena Cathedral is in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Piazza del Campo (0.2 km), San Gimignano (28 km), Val d'Orcia (33 km).
How do I get the Siena Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Siena Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tuscany volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Siena Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tuscany volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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