Siena Nightlife

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During my stay in Siena there was an open-air concert in Piazza del Campo. The central city square was fulfilled with deafened and hot African rhytms and dances, performed by outstanding artists. It was a kind of celebration for my eyes and ears and I enjoyed alot like whole crowd on the square. The most attractive to me was a group from Senegal, excellent performers, but unfortunately I didn't catch their name.

Dress Code: Any kind of cloths was very welcome, it was night free of usual dress codes.

I'm not exactly sure if they're still around after four years..but I use to hang out at the Irish Pub a lot where they had live music and sometimes Italian military boys would come up to us,.and try to use their Italian charm with no avail. The pub is located near the Bus station

There is also the lively and always crowded Barone Rosso...which is closer to the center of Siena...locals and tourists come here..and they have the latest music in Italy played here.

Dress Code: Casual in the pub

More dressy in Barone Rosso

Local musicians play here on the weekends. It's your standard bar with beer and mixed drinks. There's lots of tables and room to sit down as well as stand up. Waitresses were pretty quick despite the crowded circumstances. Definitely more italians here than americans.

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This bar features the finest in Australian beer. It's a little small, but the bartenders are the friendliest. I highly recommend a shot - two shotglasses, one filled with rum and the other with pear juice. Shoot the rum and then the pear. It's call a "Ron e pera."

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It's half dance club, half bar, half internet cafe! You can get internet access if you're willing to wait - the computers are usually pretty busy. The bar snakes down into the ground with a bunch of little grottoes and large tables for groups. They have a lot of neat themed nights including a "singles seeking singles" night where you get a number and can send messages to other people via number. An announcer collects the messages and says the numbers that have messages.

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Have a seat on Il Campo and enjoy watching the sunset/moon rise. You won't really be able to see the sunset because of all the buildings around Il Campo, but it is a nice time to enjoy Il Campo. The brick of Il Campo by then will cool off significantly and so it won't burn to sit or lay on the brick if you want to. There are a lot of people who like to hang out on Il Campo during that time, so there will be great opportunities to people watch if you like that. It is very nice and peaceful, so definitely bring your journal, sketch pad, book, and/or digital camera and enjoy your time. While you are sitting there, you may be able to hear the soft music playing from the restaurants nearby. It is relaxing and so beautiful. Palazzo Publico is beautiful while the sun is setting and the moon is slowly making its ascent. You can get some really great photos. One thing that I really recommend is putting on some bug spray, if you have it, before you decide to go and sit there. Once the sun started going down, the bugs started coming out and that is what drove me away.

Dress Code: Wear whatever you want to wear. Some people recommend not wearing skirts only because of the way you may be sitting once on the ground. I wore what I was wearing during the day(capris and a t-shirt) and I was fine, it did start to get a little cooler once the sun went down. You may want to put on some long pants or grab a light sweater if you are prone to getting cold.

Such an evening-stroll might also be a good chance to find out about the opening-times of many of the sights, you want to see the next morning.

Just make a list of all the things to see or visit , some are restricted like the campanile , where you may buy a ticket in advance in the morning and have to climb up at a certain time indicated on the ticket, and have about 30 minutes to walk up, take a look and walk down again.

Its sometimes a bit stressy, to be a tourist in Siena ;-)

Dress Code: No special dresscode required !

Walking home at midnight, means that the streets are almost empty and you will get a very good feeling of the town, as it was in medieval times.

All of these pics of "Siena by night " are ment to encourage people to make a quick stop-over at night, in case that they are in Tuscany, and wonder, if it is worth to walk through town at night or not...

Dress Code: NO special dresscode is required !