Siena 2018: Market Day and A Senese Lunch, Siena, Italy

As I鈥檓 only here in Siena for 4 days, I was pleased to discover that one of the days 鈥� Wednesday 鈥� is the weekly market day. Having walked around and looked over Piazza del Mercato behind the Campo so often, I assumed that鈥檚 where the market would be.

Fortunately, Elisa was sitting in Reception when I was going out and I told her my plan. Then I learned that the market is in fact in completely the opposite direction 鈥� off La Lizza along Viale Maccari Cesare. Elisa showed me where it was on the map and marked the route. It was only a short walk away 鈥� nowhere is far in this small city.

It鈥檚 one of those markets that sells everything 鈥� clothes, household goods, anything you can think of. Elisa had told me where the food section was so I made my way through to what turned out to be quite a small food market. It was though a very good one full of wonderful produce.

There was baccala and a fresh fish stall; a huge porchetta 鈥� pork roasted slowly over many hours, and a typical Tuscan dish. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Siena 2018: Market Day and A Senese Lunch
Guide Location: Italy » Siena
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Kay Gale
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