Historic Centre of San Gimignano in Italy

Facts and Data

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1990
Size of heritage: 14 ha

Coordinates:
Longitude: 11,042°
Latitude: 43,468°

About

'San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for pilgrims travelling to or from Rome on the Via Francigena. The patrician families who controlled the town built around 72 tower-houses (some as high as 50 m) as symbols of their wealth and power. Although only 14 have survived, San Gimignano has retained its feudal atmosphere and appearance. The town also has several masterpieces of 14th- and 15th-century Italian art.

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Hotels and places to stay

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La Cisterna

Address
Distance: 0,1 mi
Piazza della Cisterna 23
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 23:30
Weekend: 7:30 - 23:30

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Hotel Leon Bianco

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Piazza Della Cisterna 13
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
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Locanda La Mandragola

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Via Diaccetto, 7
53037 SAN GIMIGNANO
Italy

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Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 15:00
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Residenza d'Epoca Palazzo Buonaccorsi

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Via San Matteo, 95
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Fabio Apartments

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Vicolo delle Vergini 2
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Sangiapartments

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Via San Giovanni 21
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 11:00
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Casa da Rosetta - Guest House

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Via Delle Romite 15
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Donna Nobile

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Via delle Romite, 21
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Al Pozzo dei Desideri

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Distance: 0,1 mi
Piazza Della Cisterna 32
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Fattoria Guicciardini Case Vacanze

Address
Distance: 0,2 mi
Viale Garibaldi 2/a
53037 San Gimignano
Italy

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Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 10:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 13:00 - 15:00)
Weekend: 10:00 - 19:00 (lunchbreak: 13:00 - 15:00)

Videos from the area

San Gimignano from Torre Grossa in Tuscany, Italy (2/2)

Published: September 25, 2010
Length: 35:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: luckylaika

San Gimignano is a small medieval town, built on top of a hill like so many other Tuscan towns in Italy. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers which may...

Collegiata Santa Maria Assunta di San Gimignano in Italia / Collégiale de San Gimignano en Italie

Published: August 17, 2011
Length: 22:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ashitaka13400

Le campanile du Dôme de San Gimignano est doté de huit cloches fondues par la fonderie Capanni en 2003. Des trois cloches en action dans cette vidéo, seul la plus grosse est en volée rétrograd...