The 17 Fantastic Animals of Siena
Description
If you are looking for an activity that combines a visit to a special city of art like Siena with fun for the whole family, with particular attention to the little ones, you just have to try this PolaTour! By reading the guide you will enter directly into a fairytale world that will allow adults to discover the city with new eyes and children to explore Siena through the places in the heart of the 17 Contrade. Discover the places where the indissoluble bond that binds every Sienese to their district is created: the fountains! Will you be able to find all the fantastic animals? Immortalize them with an instant photo and keep them in the PolaGuide! N.B. In the days of the Palio (29 June-2 July and 13-16 August) the path of the 17 Fantastic Animals is not feasible and is replaced with that of the Top 10 dedicated to the places of the Palio, of which we will provide a dedicated guide and map.
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- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(16)
A great way to keep young children engaged for hours! We have a 9 year old, a 7 year old, and a 3 year old…they all really enjoyed learning about and photographing the animals of Siena. While the older children alternated between navigating and capturing the photos, our youngest enjoyed placing the photos in the beautiful souvenir book.
We spent the whole day with our kids (6 and 8yo) exploring Siena and it was a fantastic experience. The map steered us away from the crowds and kept the kids engaged for almost 7 hours. We could not have asked for more!
This was a really neat idea. However, lots of walking with small children (7, 7 and 4). We didn’t get close to finishing the 17 animals, maybe reached 11. We took about 4.5 hours including a stop for lunch. It was a great entertaining way to see the city and the kids loved taking the pictures so I would recommend for a creative way to see Siena!
We did the tour with our two children (5 and 7 years). More specifically, we started at 2 pm and when we handed in the camera at 6 pm, there were still 4 wells left that we had not managed to do before. We then photographed these with our mobile phone. The children thought it was great and we have been all over Siena because of the tour. It is a great concept and you should plan at least half a day with children. If you have less time, you can also choose a short version.
We enjoyed this experience. Our 6 year old, loved the idea of finding the animals and taking pictures. It took us a lot longer than 2:30 to get to see all 17 animals. It also took us to parts of Siena that we would not have seen.
Thank you! We are really happy that you enjoyed our tour
Nice excursion to see Siena from start to finish! Children loved the principle of photos Plan good shoes and be in shape because we have taken 20,000 steps for this ride! Too bad there are no books in French
It was a truly unique way to discover the city with a 4 and a half year old. With our times, our stops, but a road and an activity already created by someone. So for mom and dad complete relaxation.
My family LOVED this experience!!! I have older kids (15 and 11) and we’ve been to Siena a few times but this is the first time we found and saw all the contrada! We loved walking around town at our own pace and collect photos of all the statues, signs, etc. TRULY a unique experience that we’ll always remember. Plus my kids still love picking out their favorite contrada.
I was in Siena with my little girl of 3 and a half years and thanks to polaroad we were able to make a super experience: the camera was a blessing as it allows you to turn siena discovering it without getting bored and without making children bored (who take burst photos). In addition, the book-backpack-map kit allows you to follow an itinerary and paste the photos taken on the book that then remains. The girls I dealt with (2 in total) were super nice. If you have children from 3 to 10 years I highly recommend it If I’m not mistaken there is also something for adults only but I honestly did not dwell Number one!
Beautiful and original idea, great to create instant memories in a fantastic city like Siena!!
