Parking in Siena

Siena rewards drivers who sort out their parking before they arrive. The medieval core inside the city walls is a ZTL (Zona a Traffico Limitato) — a camera-enforced limited-traffic zone where unauthorised cars are fined — so the smart move is to leave the car in one of the perimeter garages and lots that ring the old town, then walk or ride one of the scala mobile escalators the rest of the way. Most of these car parks sit within a 5-to-20-minute walk of Piazza del Campo. The municipal garages run by Siena Parcheggi — Santa Caterina, Il Campo and Il Duomo — charge roughly €2 per hour and stay open around the clock, while outdoor lots like the Stadio cap a full day at about €26 and several genuinely free options (Via Fruschelli, the Campino lot, Pescaia and stretches of free street parking) reward anyone willing to walk a little further. Below you will find the parking that day-trippers and overnight guests actually use, with prices, quirks and walking times drawn from recent visitor reviews — plus a short list of hotels chosen because parking with them is genuinely easy, right down to one that registers your plate so you can legally drive into the ZTL.