San Gimignano is a medieval town located in the hills of the region of Tuscany. This place, also called «The City of a Thousand Towers» is just 60 km from Florence. That’s why if you are in the Florentine capital and want to know this beautiful town.

Travel to San Gimignano

San Gimignano, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a small town ideal for a midday visit.

Its distance from Florence, allows you to know it when you go on an excursion to other neighboring cities, such as Monteriggioni (a medieval town surrounded by circular walls) or Siena.

Already being in San Gimignano we can travel it in a couple of hours. The town center has 2 main roads, one is Via San Matteo and the other is Via San Giovanni.

In addition, it has 4 seats, the Piazzas della Cisterna, the Duomo, delle Erbe and Pecori. Walking through its streets you will find the important buildings of the city, such as the Duomo, the Palazzo Comunale and the Collegiata.
One of the things that attracts tourists to San Gimignano are the fourteen towers of the medieval era that are still preserved there.

These were made, along with another fifty-eight more, as a way for wealthy families to show their power and wealth, it was like a way to compete with each other. At that time San Gimignano was the Manhattan of its time.

What to see and do on a trip to San Gimignano

Duomo

The Duomo is a temple called Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta that is located in the Basilica Squar...