Torre del Mangia in Siena

If you suffer from vertigo maybe you shouldn’t go on the top of this tower which is 88 meters high, but we warn you: you’ll lose an exceptional view. Up there the spectacle is breathtaking, you can see all the city: The place, the Cathedral and all the hills that surrounded the city. The tower takes its name from Giovanni Duccio, first keeper of the tower, also known as “mangia-guadagni” (Litterally: “Money eater”, in Italian it’s a way to call people who waste their money), who spent all his money eating in all Siena’s taverns. That’s why the tower is called “Torre del mangia” (Litterally: Mangia’s tower). The legend tells that during the construction at the foot of the tower were hidden some lucky coins and that at the 4 corners of the tower there are stones on which are engraved sentences in Latin and Hebraic with the task of keeping away thunders and storms from the tower.

How to get here: By feet, facing about 400 steps.
When: From the 16th October to the end of February, everyday from 10 am to 4 pm (the ticket office closes at 3,15 pm). From the 1st March to the 16th October, everyday from 10 am to 7 pm (the ticket office closes at 6,15 pm)
Tickets: 7 € or 12 € the ticket which comprehends the visit to the Civic Museum too.