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title: "How many steps up Torre del Mangia? 400"
description: "400 steps up Torre del Mangia in Siena, Italy. Open to climb. What that count reaches, the height climbed, the average rise per step, and how it compares."
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# How many steps to the top of Torre del Mangia?

**Steps to the top of Torre del Mangia: 400**

Reaching the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico · open to climb

Roughly 400 steps up one of the narrowest tower climbs in Italy, with entry limited to about 30 people at a time and a real bottleneck at the top where the stair opens onto a small platform. The tower was deliberately built to the same height as Siena Cathedral so that neither church nor state stood above the other. Its name comes from its first bellringer, Giovanni di Balduccio, nicknamed Mangiaguadagni — "profit eater" — for spending his wages. The view over the shell-shaped Piazza del Campo is the reason to do it.

## The numbers

- **Steps:** 400
- **Reaches:** the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico
- **Public access:** Open to climb
- **Where:** Siena, Italy
- **Height climbed:** 87 m — 285 ft
- **Average rise per step:** 218 mm

## What the climb is like

About 20 minutes plus queueing. Entry capped; not possible for anyone claustrophobic.

> Published counts for the same structure routinely disagree by five to ten per cent, and nearly always for one of three reasons: whether intermediate landings count as steps, whether the final platform step counts, and where the climb is deemed to start. The figure here says what it reaches.

## How it compares

*Only the ones marked open to climb can actually be walked.*

- Notre-Dame de Paris towers: 422 steps
- Giotto's Campanile: 414 steps
- Sagrada Família towers: 400 steps
- Torre del Mangia: 400 steps
- Statue of Liberty (crown): 377 steps
- Belfry of Bruges: 366 steps
- El Castillo, Chichén Itzá: 365 steps

*Torre del Mangia ranks 30 of 56 here by step count.*

| Structure | Steps | Reaches | Access |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Notre-Dame de Paris towers | 422 | the top of the north and south towers, at 69 m | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Giotto's Campanile | 414 | the open terrace at the top of the bell tower, at 85 m | Open to climb |
| Sagrada Família towers | 400 | the descent from the Nativity or Passion façade towers — the ascent is by lift | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Torre del Mangia | 400 | the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico | Open to climb |
| Statue of Liberty (crown) | 377 | the crown, at 81 m — 162 steps above the top of the pedestal | Restricted — events or permit only |
| Belfry of Bruges | 366 | the top of the medieval bell tower, at 83 m | Open to climb |
| El Castillo, Chichén Itzá | 365 | the temple at the top of the pyramid — climbing has been prohibited since 2006 | Not climbable by the public |

## Common questions

### How many steps to the top of Torre del Mangia?

400, reaching the bell chamber at 87 m, above the Palazzo Pubblico.

### Can the public climb Torre del Mangia?

Open to climb. About 20 minutes plus queueing. Entry capped; not possible for anyone claustrophobic.

### How high is that climb?

87 m, about 285 ft, which averages 218 mm per step.

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## Sources

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