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San Gimignano Travel Guide: 397 reviews and 1,208 photos

A lovely medieval vilage in the heart of Tuscany, area of Siena, with typical Tuscan architecture - soil colours of old stone houses, narrow streets, windows with flowers, lovely views sights...
The only trouble is the lack of parking place and tourist crowds.
Try to avoid weekend when going there!

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Last visit to San Gimignano: May 2003
Intro Updated Feb 14, 2005
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Reviews (20)

UNESCO World Heritage Favorites (7)

Entire town of San Gimignano and all the things you can find inside are patrimony of the world, protected by UNESCO as... more travel advice

Archeological Museum Favorites (7)

In the museum there is an exhibition of archeological findings from digs in the surrounding area and especially from... more travel advice

Duomo Favorites (7)

The Duomo or Collegiate Church, was consecrated in 1148 and is adorned with valuable Sienese School frescoes: "The Old... more travel advice

History Favorites (7)

"San Gimignano was founded on the relicts of an ancient etruscan settlement around a seventh century parish and a castle... more travel advice

Warnings and Dangers (1)
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Things to Do (10)
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Kajron Dec 3, 2005 at 1:55 AM

Bella pagina inquietante di San Gimignano! Greet Vere Chee from me. Hetchetu Helo!
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filipdebont Oct 3, 2005 at 3:59 PM

What a wonderful village, I do prefer a Thai massage then a treatment with the equipment of the torture museum (lol)
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TheWanderingCamel Jul 22, 2005 at 8:46 AM

I think I'm glad we didn't visit the torture museum! Loved SG tho' and your photos are great. Hope you'll drop by TWC again soon. - leyle
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novsco61 Jul 21, 2005 at 12:02 AM

Great page,Jelena.Those apparatus from the museum are really horrible.
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hunwagner Mar 18, 2005 at 5:07 AM

Gorgeous architecture! But the best thing about Tuscany is that there are many similar (if lesser) gems without the crowds, too! ;-)
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dr.firas Mar 2, 2005 at 3:18 AM

Finally I know the secret of the iron maiden! Great Page Jelena dear! Jeja wonderful horrible must see activities LOL now called things to do ;-D
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Jeca011 Feb 14, 2005 at 10:12 AM

Spooky! Ali ima i onih koji takvo nesto vole :))
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micas_pt Jun 27, 2004 at 11:07 AM

San Gimignano sounds great for a daytrip during my stay in Genova. But i will surely skip that museum, ...
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tessy Apr 30, 2004 at 2:15 PM

The night pics look fantastic. Is it better to visit in the evening?
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cbeaujean Apr 10, 2004 at 8:26 AM

quisas,uno de los lugares mas romanticos!mejor visitarlo en pareja!...pero, encontrar aqui un museo de horrores,no puede ser!