Museo dell'Acqua

Excellent multi-media exhibits, models and presentations to explain how Siena supplied its own water until 1914.

This excellent museum is located outside of the city walls and in a three storey building that sits above the Pescaia water source. There is limited parking nearby. The museum was opened in 2010 and s...

Fascinating visit (5 stars), misleading prior information about booking it (2 stars)

From different places around the city, including tourist information, we received strangely contradictory information about opening times and how to book (this was in January). In the end we found ou...

Unnecessarily uncomfortable process to visit this museum

The Association "Diana" takes care of organizing the visits to the channels which in the Middle Ages were dug under the city of Siena to tackle the critical water shortage in the city. A visit so dem...

A surprising experience - a pain in the neck to organize the visit

If you have already seen the touristic part of Siena, take an afternoon to go here. You have to call however before going (3355466389), write a written request in Italian (http://prenotazioni.comune.s...

Visit with booking and early ticket purchase

Original Text

The museum is short but shows the artifacts and mechanisms to take water to the city, these are located in three-stage rooms showing the XVIII and XIX century.