by Keith and Heather Nicol
From Lucca our next stop was San Gimignano
where we spent 3 nights at a comfortable airbnb called the “Central apartment
in San Gimignano”. It was within 500
meters of the gates of the walled city of San Gimignano which is ideal since
parking can be a problem in this popular hill town. Elizabeth our host had a
ton of information about San Gimignano and the surrounding communities and she
also told us where to get some good pictures of the tall towers that the
village is known for. We spent our first
day exploring San Gimignano and the views from the top of the tower were
splendid. We also enjoyed going through the museum of anthropology and visiting
the Rocca di Montestaffoli which had its own very pleasant enclosure. A harpist
playing under an olive tree made the whole setting magical.
The view from the tower was superb |
The second day was spent touring some nearby communities and we checked out the glass museum
San Gimignano is known for its numerous towers |
The Piazza del Campo is where the Palio occurs each summer in Siena |
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