Upcoming events in Siena for Christmas holidays
Posted on 18. Nov, 2015 by admin in Archive, Events
What are the events scheduled for the Christmas period in Siena? Traditions, innovations and classics are the ingredients of a successful formula, which makes the Tuscan city an attractive destination even in December.
The events will take place in two months, from December 1st to January 31st 2016, and are good pretexts for tourists who want to extend their stay in Siena.
Confirmed events are: switching on the illuminations in the historic center (1st December); the night openings of the Civic Museum every Thursday with the show “Seven notes in seven nights” (from 3rd December to 17th December); Mercato nel Campo (Market at Piazza del Campo) dedicated to craftsmanship and local food delights (on 5th and 6th December) and the Christmas Village at Giardini La Lizza (from 1st December to 10th January 2016) provided with ice rink for ice skating and games for children.
About concerts, there will take place at the Sala del Mappamondo of Civic Museum: you can enjoy the shows of the Orchestra stabile San Bernardino (13th December); Madrigalisti of Siena and the dance group Vita Nuova, with the choral concert and the exhibition of Renaissance dances (28th December); the Choir Agostino Gazzari (6th January); Coro di Vico Alto (10 January); the Orchestra a plettro senese (17th January); the Unione corale senese (24th January) and the Polyphonic Choir of Siena (31st January).
One of the most interesting news is about the children, which is dedicated #SienaFrancigenaKids, an urban trekking route that will start every Saturday from the Santa Maria della Scala to Porta Romana. All children under 11 years of age may join the itinerary with their parents discovering a part of the historic Via Francigena.
A nanny will be the guide of children, handing a backpack with the kit of “baby pilgrim”; the itinerary is scheduled every Saturday from 12th December to 30th January.
Also the elderly can be protagonists of this activity, thanks to #SienaFrancigenaNonni, scheduled on 11th December, a trail that will start from Porta Camollia and finish at Santa Maria della Scala.
Siena’s Christmas Market
Mercato nel Campo is an opportunity to discover the main square of Siena as it was in the XIV century, when was the center of local business and the beating heart of social relations. On 5th and 6th December, the square will host 150 stalls, selling the most typical handicraft products and the delicious food and wine delights of Tuscany.
To better understand the importance of this market in town, there will be guided tours to the craftsmen workshops and other places linked to the oldest professions, such as treccola, that is, the reseller of vegetables, but also milk, eggs and cheese. At one time there were also carnaioli (butchers); the pizzicatoli, selling cold meats with spices; the tanners, shoemakers, the coppai, cestaioli and barlettai, the vendors of barrels and many other kinds of crafts.
Of course at the market in Piazza del Campo you will find Christmas decorations and gifts, a nice alternative to the usual souvenirs!
December is a great time to come to Siena: you will always find events and activities suitable to everyone, we recommend to organize your travel in advance to take advantage of the calendar of Tutto il Natale di Siena, that will be soon available here: www.comune.siena.it
