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San Gimignano travel guide for first-time visitors• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/travel-guides/travel-tips/san-gimignano-in-a-nutshell

Traveling along the rising curves, hills and vineyards of the via Francigena, the ancient pilgrim route, San Gimignano’s towers rise up clearly out of their magical surroundings. The Etruscans were the first to discover that hill that dominates the Val...

San Gimignano travel guide: attractions & things to do in San Gimignano Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano

History, facts and travel tips about San Gimignano Visible from the bends of the highway, San Gimignano announces itself from above with its famous towers. Truly a little gem, it is so precious that UNESCO has declared it a “World Heritage Site.”...

Pictures of San Gimignano, photo gallery and movies of San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/pictures-of-san-gimignano

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San Gimignano Map - Interactive map of San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/interactive-map-of-san-gimignano

Interactive map of San Gimignano: Top attractions

Piazza and Church of Sant'Agostino - San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/piazza-of-sant-agostino

Piazza and Church of Sant'Agostino Piazza Sant'Agostino is another peaceful oasis in San Gimignano. It is enclosed by rows of houses with a central cistern and is dominated by two large churches. The first, San Pietro, is reached through the Porta San...

Church of San Francesco - San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/church-of-san-francesco

white façade of the Chiesa di San Francesco is encountered along the Via di San Giovanni, one of the main axes of San Gimignano along the Via Francigena. The Ospedale dei Cavalieri di Malta, a rich order of soldier monks who had the task of defending...

Porta San Giovanni - San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/porta-san-giovanni

Porta San Giovanni Porta San Giovanni is San Gimignano's most beautiful and impressive gate. It opens onto the Piazzale dei Martiri di Montemaggio, where the Convent of Saint Francis formerly stood. It gave access to the city from the south and was the...

Porta San Matteo - San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/porta-san-matteo

Porta San Matteo Porta San Matteo, which is reached using the main road, is more typical of San Gimignano. Via San Matteo takes its name from this gate. The road was the section of the Francigena that passed through the city from the north to the...

Loggia of the Civic Museum - San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/piazza-del-duomo/palazzo-nuovo-del-podesta/loggia-of-the-civic-museum

by Pinturicchio. In the same room can also be found a very impressive panel painting by Taddeo di Bartolo that depicts San Gimignano, the bishop of Modena. Around the central image unfold stories of his life. The saint holds a view of the city in his...

Campatelli tower-house - San Gimignano, Italy• https://www.italyguides.it/en/tuscany/san-gimignano/campatelli-tower-house

tower-house The Campatelli tower-house is an 18th century palazzo that encompasses one of the famous towers of San Gimignano. The construction of the original property – the Medieval tower – dates from mid-12th century: a typical tower-house on the...