Siena scavenger hunt and city tour

Siena scavenger hunt and city tour was created to offer you the best way to explore a beautiful city of Italy.

Siena is likely Italy’s loveliest medieval city, and a trip worth making even if you are in Tuscany for just a few days. Siena’s heart is its central piazza known as piazza del Campo, known worldwide for the famous Palio run!

Explore Siena , playing our scavenger hunt !

What to expect

• Uncover the highlights with an interactive smartphone app. Solve location-based riddles on this walking tour.
• Visit 10 of the most important attractions in the city as you walk. Stop and find clues at each attraction to reveal your next destination.
• Enjoy the challenge of using logic, imagination, observation, and team spirit to finish the game.
• Feel the thrill of completing each riddle. Start or pause the tour whenever you want. See the city at your own pace.
• Read interesting information and facts. Stop to snap pictures as you go. Reveal an exciting a puzzle at the exterior of each attraction.

Includes

• Mobile app and login credentials
• Self guided tour
• Navigation

Important information about Siena scavenger hunt

• Average duration: 1.5 hours including total walking time 25 minutes
• Walking Distance: 1.9 km
• Supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
• Museum admission fees: Visits to museums and other attractions do not require a ticket, as the puzzles are related to
  their outdoor areas. Admission is purely your choice.

Not suitable for…

• Wheelchair users
• People with mobility impairments
• Unaccompanied children

What to bring

• Weather-appropriate and comfortable clothing and shoes
• Charged smartphone
• Internet connection in case of the online-mobile application.

What you need to know about Siena scavenger hunt ?

• No one will be waiting for you anywhere, it’s just you and your smartphones!
• You can start playing anytime, any day, every day! You can even pause your game and resume later or any other day within a year !
• You can use one language per serial number. If your group is multilingual, you will need to buy more games if you need more languages.
• There is no time limit for the game. You can complete it at any time at your own pace.
• Our game is completely outdoor, so it depends on the weather. The game can continue on the same day or another day if it is interrupted.
• Prefer to start the game in daylight, as the lack of light may make it difficult to solve puzzles. However, the game can still be played at night.
• Children must be accompanied by an adult. It is a nice and very educational activity for them if an adult helps them solve the puzzles and explains them.
• Puzzles do not require knowledge. Players must use their imagination, logic, combinatorial thinking and cooperation.
• Every attraction hides a puzzle ! The puzzles are independent and not connected to each other through a story. The goal is for players to interact with the attractions and their surrounding areas !
• Our game is completely covid19-free as it is an outdoor game!

Siena scavenger hunt and city tour

Starting location:Duomo di Siena

Ending location:Piazza del Campo

You will visit:

• Baptistery of St John
• Palazzo Piccolomini
• Loggia del Papa
• Tower of Mangia
• Pubblico Palace
• Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena
• Santa Maria della Scala
• Facciatone and more

Duomo di Siena – starting point of Siena scavenger hunt

·        Baptistery of St John

Siena is a city that is mainly known for its art, architectural beauty, and most importantly its museums

It is not only important because of being a religious building in Italy of high importance but it is a historical site as well. Its construction was started in the mid-11th century and the building is made in a Romanesque architectural style which brings a unique vibe. With a lot of architectural beauty, this is surely the best place to start exploring Siena.

·        Palazzo Piccolomini

Your second major stop in Siena is going to be this palace that dates back to the 15th century. It was opened to the public in 1963 and the building has some stunning views because of its Renaissance architectural style. If you are up for architectural exploration in Italy, then it counts as one of the main sites to visit.

·        Loggia del Papa

It is another historical building dating back to the 15th century. Another common thing about this building is that it is made in the Renaissance architectural style, but it is still unique because it is an open-air arcade. This location can be your perfect picture background because of its architectural beauty.

·        Tower of Mangia – Siena scavenger hunt

The construction of this tower was completed in 1348 which took almost a decade and the tower with the building accompanying it provides some stunning views of the place. At the time when it was built, it used to be the tallest secular tower in the whole of medieval Italy.

·        Pubblico Palace – Siena scavenger hunt

It is known as the Town Hall in Siena which was built in the late 13th century. It had an important political history from the time it was built. The Palace was the seat for 9 elected officials for performing executive functions including the judicial manners as well. The building itself is made in a gothic architectural style.

The attractive part about its exterior is that the tower and the top two stories are made with the red brick exterior while the lowest story is made from stone in grey tone.

·        Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena

You might be waiting to visit some amazing museums in Siena and your wait is finally over. This is a national Museum in Siena that was inaugurated in 1932. This museum is dedicated to the historical art of the region, so it contains paintings from the late medieval and Renaissance eras from the Italian Artists. Apart from the artifacts it has, the interior of this building looks stunning as well.

·        Santa Maria Della Scala

It is another amazing museum in Siena. In the earlier days, it used to be a civil hospital. The hospital was dedicated to the poor and abandoned children and the revenue model of this hospital was supported by donations primarily. However, now the building is used as a museum containing several artifacts.

The attractive part about the building is that it has been constructed in a Roman Catholic architectural style that looks amazing from the inside as well as the outside.

·        Facciatone – ending point of Siena scavenger hunt

Facciatone is an observation point that is the best place to end your exploration trip to Siena. This point is present on the top of an unfinished church façade, so it contains views of Piazzas as well as towers that are centuries old.

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