
We had tried to visit Siena on our last visit in 2015, but it was too complicated. On this visit we made it a priority, and I am so glad we did! We had many foodie discoveries and discoveries of a purely sublime "you'll never see this again" tourist nature, but it also answered a deep foodie question that I desperately wanted to get to the bottom of.
All of the many marvels notwithstanding, for Siena my foodie high point was the nonpareil dinner at Tar-Tufo, where I finally sampled an authentic, local, expensive Bistecca alla Fiorentina. But let's get to Siena and explore those other marvels first. If you ever expect to rent a car in Italy, this is where you can benefit from my experience.