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Bologna & Siena in 8 days

3 sightseeing days in Bologna, a dedicated relocation day, then 4 days in Siena. Includes Basilica di San Domenico and Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Bologna for the first 3 sightseeing days; move to Siena on day 4, then stay for 4 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 131 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Ristorante Al Pappagallo — Vegetarian, traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Ristorante Teresina — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 3 · Ristorante Diana — Traditional, regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Trattoria la Torre — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · Antica Osteria da Divo — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Bologna & Siena itinerary: 8 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Bologna: Basilica di San Domenico & International museum and library of music

  • · Basilica di San Domenico · 90 min
  • · Transfer to International museum and library of music · 30 min
  • · International museum and library of music · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Ristorante Al Pappagallo (Vegetarian, traditional) · 150 min

Day 2: Bologna: Tombe dei Glossatori & Torre Prendiparte

  • · Tombe dei Glossatori · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Torre Prendiparte · 30 min
  • · Torre Prendiparte · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Ristorante Teresina (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 3: Bologna: Giardino della Montagnola & Finestrella di Via Piella

  • · Giardino della Montagnola · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Finestrella di Via Piella · 30 min
  • · Finestrella di Via Piella · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Ristorante Diana (Traditional, regional) · 75 min

Day 4: Bologna → Siena: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Bologna → Siena · 600 min

Day 5: Siena: Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico & Basilica of San Francesco

  • · Basilica Cateriniana San Domenico · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Basilica of San Francesco · 30 min
  • · Basilica of San Francesco · 90 min
  • · Dinner: Trattoria la Torre (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 6: Siena: Palazzo Pubblico & Palazzo Piccolomini

  • · Palazzo Pubblico · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Palazzo Piccolomini · 30 min
  • · Palazzo Piccolomini · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Antica Osteria da Divo (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 7: Siena: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo & Fontebranda

  • · Museo dell'Opera del Duomo · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Fontebranda · 30 min
  • · Fontebranda · 75 min

Day 8: Siena: Palazzo Sansedoni & Fonte Gaia

  • · Palazzo Sansedoni · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Fonte Gaia · 30 min
  • · Fonte Gaia · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:3090m
    Piazza di San Dominico

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Bologna

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.62 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Strada Maggiore, 34

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:00150m
    Dining
    Piazza della Mercanzia, 3

    Vegetarian, traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Sun–Thu 11:00–23:00, Fri Sat 11:00–02:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5395537; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza San Domenico e Piazza Malpighi

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Bologna

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.69 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Bologna

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 19:3075m
    Dining
    Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 4

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Mon–Sat 12:30-14:30, 19:30-22:30, closed Sun. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5395537; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza VIII Agosto

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Bologna

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.46 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Bologna

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Via dell'Indipendenza 24

    Traditional, regional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Bologna (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5395537; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 4
  • 08:00600m
    Bologna → Siena

    Dedicated relocation day from Bologna to Siena; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 131 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 5
  • 09:3090m
    Piazza San Domenico, 1

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.68 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0090m
    Piazza San-Francesco 6

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 19:0075m
    Dining
    Via Salicotto, 7

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Fri-Wed 12:00-15:00, 19:00-22:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5387030; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza del Campo, 1

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.14 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Banchi di Sotto

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 19:0075m
    Dining
    Via Franciosa, 25

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Wed-Mon 12:00-14:30, 19:00-22:30. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5387030; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:3075m
    Piazza del Duomo, 9

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.23 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Via di Fontebranda

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:3075m
    Il Campo, 58

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Siena

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.06 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Il Campo, 21

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Siena (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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