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After we told the girls about are amazing day in San Gimignano, they decided they wanted to go check it as well.  I had planned on going to Sienna that day, but I really wanted them to see this amazing place.  We pretty much did the same things we did on the first visit just so they could see a lot of the the cool things we saw.  On the top floor of the Museo Civico, they had a modern art museum which was pretty interesting.  My daughter thoroughly enjoyed that one since...

Two blondes hit the road in Italy...hilarity ensues

san gimignano was the first stop of our trip that day, we went early cause it is not that big and the later you get there the more people are there! it is in the heart of tuscany, the village is from the middle age period and back than they had the ritual that the master of the town must have the biggest tower, so all the importand families of this place got in a contest "who gets the tallest one" what a childish male game!!! but in that result they still have plenty of tourist today a...

Today we went on a field trip to a city called San Gimignano, a former feudal/medieval town located on a hill.  The city is pretty much a tourist trap with a good number of shops, restaurants and gelato spots.  There's a couple of interesting sights to see including some 14 medieval towers out of 70-80 that are still standing.  We were pretty much on our own today as far as touring goes.  Some of us walked up to the top of a fortress to get some cool views of the town and ...

With 17 youngsters and 4 matures as accompaniment. We did a "work" vacation in San Gimignano and this was is the 4th time we're there.

We visited San Gimignano today.is a small walled medieval hilltop town in Tuscany. It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several miles outside the town. I really enjoyed the beauty of it. Finally we had some good weather, and we had a great day.We looked around in the little shops, had a delicious lunch and visited the beautiful duomo, saw the towers and all that, and... OFCOURSE.. bought an icecream at Pluripremiata Gelateria (...

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For the past 4 years I have spent 1-2 weeks in Florence, Italy. I love the city, the atmosphere and the sites. It is such a great place and I always have a blast. This year the plan is to stay for almost 3 weeks!

San Gimignano is a little medieval city in Tuscany. We basically spent about an hour in here but they have a torture museum that was pretty unique and interesting!!!!!!!!  

10 days in Tuscany: Florence, Lucca, San Gimignano, Siena, Livorno, Pisa, Fibbiano, Monsummano Terme, Vinci

Let me finish up with the end of my visit in Florence. It continued to be hectic and crazy, but wonderful. Florence is such beautiful city, but the people there have made a deal with the devil. There are so many tourists there, that you rarely hear Italian over the complaining and kvetching of the Americans, Japanese, and other Europeans. While I waited in line to see the David, the young American couple behind me fought about whether it was worth a 3 hour line to see Michelangelo's maste...

Welcome to my travel blog for my summer trip to Europe! I will be posting updates regularly, so be sure to check in often and see what I'm up to! Have a great summer!

I studied art history in Firenze from Spetember to December in 2005, this is basically some photos and some other things.

San Gimignano is a beautiful hilltop town in Tuscany.  The towers in Tuscany were built by wealthy families to show their strength and power, and to provide security.  San Gimignano, with its stone streets, archways and towers is a must see while visiting the region. Some suggest that you should skip San Gimignano and head to Volterra because that hilltop town generally has fewer tourists, but I disagree.  Although there are more people visiting San Gimignano, t...

We could have chosen to end the day here, but we have more places to see and, sadly we had to leave the magical city (we´ve promised ourselves to go back). We drove on the evening through the windings roads of Tuscany. We learned with celerity why there was so many people who wanted to come here, just to see this region of italy: neverending hills, like a sea in yellow and green, with cypresses like ancient guardians of the fields. If you want to go to Tuscany there is a lot of options, a ...