Siena Car Rental Guide
This page presents information about the car rental possibilities in Siena as well as some general driving and car renting tips for your information.
Rental Restrictions
Driving Restrictions
The minimun age of a driver is 18 years. Children under 12 must use a special restraint. All passengers are obliged to use seatbelts. The legal blood alcohol limit is 0,08‰.
You have to have your headlights on from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise and also in tunnels and under bridges. Use your foglights in case of poor visibility only and the horn only in cases of extreme and immediate danger. Outside built-up areas, however, the horn must be used to signal your indication to pass.
If a road has three lanes, the middle one should be used for passing.
The police are authorised to collect fines on the spot and remove your driving license.
In order to avoid car thefts, the police are subjecting foreign-registered machines to checks. Vehicles that do not pass the this check of identification documents may be confiscated.
Parking is generally on the right side of the road. Parking in Blue Zones (Zona Disco) is allowed one hour at a time from 9 am to 2.30 pm and 4 pm to 8 pm Mon-Sat (except holidays) provided that a parking disc is displayed. Parking in Green Zones (Zona Verde) is forbidden from 8 am to 9.30 am and from 2.30 pm to 4 pm on weekdays.
Speed limits:| Area | Limit |
| Expressways | 110 or 130 KM/H |
| Outside the City | 90 KM/H |
| In the City | 50 KM/H |
Emergency Numbers
Police 112
Ambulance 113
Fire 115
Road Tolls
In Italy, the autostradas have tolls. Tickets are generally obtained upon entry to the motorway and paid upon exiting and can be paid for with any major credit card or in cash.
Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Italy
Car - automobile
Car rental – affitto di automobile
Road – una strada
About Siena
Siena may be the best-preserved mediaeval city in Italy. It is a unified, modern city rejoicing its mediaeval aspects, atmosphere and traditions. It is a place not easily understood by outsiders, so you should stay at least for one night to get the feeling. Visit Siena’s major churches and museums and enjoy the unique atmosphere of this historic but energetic university town.
With its mediaeval walls, Siena’s great attraction is its cityscape. The heart of the city is the great piazza il Campo. Everything is within a short walk from the Campo.
Area:
Population: 60,000
Country: Italy
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Central European Time)
Telephone Area Code: 0577
Monetary unit: Euro
