San Gimignano

medieval town, famous for its 13 towers. very touristic and busy during the high season but really beautiful and worth a visit!

Half an hour away is the little medieval gem of San Gimignano (whose towers – which give it the jokey nickname of the Tuscan Manhattan – we can see from the garden).

A must see. The NYC of the renaissance. A one hour marvelous drive through Tuscan wilderness.

For the characteristic medieval architecture of its historic center it has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The site of San Gimignano, despite some nineteenth-twentieth century restorations, is mostly intact in the thirteenth-fourteenth century aspect

San Giminiano is well known for its towers (symbols of power), that once were more than 100 and the tallest they were, the richest were the families. The view of the countryside from the city is breathtaking and you will have the chance to taste a worderful wine !