San Gimignano

Today we visited one our favourite towns, San Gimignano. It is an Italian hill town in Tuscany, encircled by 13th-century walls, and has a duomo (cathedral) which dates in the 12th century.

Known as the ‘Town of Fine Towers’, San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture and 14 stone towers that still stand today. In its heyday there were approximately 70 of these towers.

We stayed in this town in 2019 and loved going back to experience it once again. It was a lot busier than last time, as we did visit in Winter, but we still enjoyed strolling the streets and taking in the sites. At the centre of the piazza stands a well which was the main source of water for the town's residents and dates from 1346.

The weather held out for us and we were able to take a few pics of the Tuscan countryside and the town, under the moody overcast sky.Read more