Experts' Choice Award Basilica di San Francesco
What the experts agree on
This vast Gothic church endured a devastating 17th-century fire and military barracks use, but restoration reveals damaged frescoes and weathered artworks that tell its tumultuous history alongside Siena's spiritual legacy.
“Simply watching at this increbile blue sky from the deck of Locanda San Francesco's wine bar "E lucevan le stelle".”
– Afar Magazine
Lonely Planet "Along Via dei Rossi, is Chiesa di San Francesco, with its vast single nave. It's suffered over the years - from a devastating 17th-century fire and use as army barracks." Full review
Frommer's "A late Gothic church (1326-1475), Siena's Franciscan barn was badly damaged in a 1655 fire and used as a military barracks for a long time before being reconstructed in the 1880s. On the..." Full review
