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San Gimignano Historic Centre

San Gimignano Historic Centre

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San Gimignano Historic Centre

Recommended by 390 cyclists out of 399

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Location: San Gimignano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

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1. From Colle Val d’Elsa to San Gimignano

37.5km

02:48

730m

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2. San Gimignano — Ring tour

29.3km

02:24

570m

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3. From Siena to San Gimignano – loop tour

98.6km

07:07

1,690m

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Ciclosofista

September 12, 2018

One of the most typical and fascinating medieval countries (and Unesco heritage) in Tuscany is San Gimignano; it’s is a village that has remained almost intact since the end of the fourteenth century, when it was called the city of one hundred towers, until today. In fact, its main feature were and are the tower-houses, that is, homes that noble families had built by developing them vertically for both defense and prestige purposes. Of these real little fortresses today only 13 remain.
San Gimignano is one of the most visited places in Tuscany (and not only by foreign tourists or from other regions, but also by the Tuscans themselves), yet unfortunately suffers from a mass hit-and-run tourism, for the busloads of groups who arrive in the town, cross it quickly and then leave again. Therefore it is preferable to visit during the low season and out of the weekends.
As for most villages of Middle Ages (when they were particularly careful to emphasize the light, especially inside religious buildings), the most fascinating moments in which to admire San Gimignano are the sunset, when the stone takes the typical reddish hues, and early morning, when a magical bluish mist envelops the silent town and the surrounding countryside.
You can not leave from San Gimignano without having tasted its Vernaccia wine, pecorino cheese or wild boar meat.

Marco1971

September 4, 2021

San Gimignano is a town where time seems to have stopped. Absolutely worth a visit.

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Davide98

September 9, 2021

San Gimignano is Awesome, Beautiful, amazing, it looks fake and still makes you gasp at every corner, it's called the New York of the Middle Age because of his several towers, built by the rich families of the city in order to be recognised

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Location: San Gimignano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy

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San Gimignano Historic Centre

1. From Colle Val d’Elsa to San Gimignano

2. San Gimignano — Ring tour

3. From Siena to San Gimignano – loop tour

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