San  Gimignano​

The incredible town of San Gimignano is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the town is famous for its proliferation of towers which has seen it dubbed as "The Medieval Manhattan".

​When visiting the town these days the visual impact of the 14 existing towers is powerful enough but there were at one stage more than 70 of them in what must have been an astonishing sight. 
The towers had a very basic purpose, to show the wealth of the families that built them and the taller the better with the Ardinghelli and Salvucci the main protagonists of this endeavour.

San Gimignano is also listed as one of Touring Club Italia's Bandiera Arancione/Orange Flag towns of Tuscany.
Category: Hill Towns of Tuscany

Administrative area: Siena Province

Population: 7,760

Elevation: 324 metres

Close by: Colle di Val d'Elsa, Certaldo, Volterra, Val d'Elsa

Recommended accommodation: Hotel Bel Soggiorno
​All photos and images on the site that are marked with the © copyright symbol or with the Italy Review series logos are the property of Italy Review and must not be used elsewhere without prior permission. All written content on the website is also the property of Italy Review and its use is strictly limited to this website alone.