San Gimignano Piazza Duomo, 2, San Gimignano

San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, north-central Italy. Known as the Town of Fine Towers, San Gimignano is famous for its medieval architecture, unique in the preservation of about a dozen of its tower houses, which, with its hilltop setting and encircling walls form "an unforgettable skyline".

The Town of Towers May 22, 2013

After our brief layover in Poggibonsi, we made it to our final destination: San Gimignano. San Gimignano is in nearly every list of towns to visit in Tuscany because of its fourteen tower houses that are still standing today. The small town is also surrounded by medieval walls giving it quite a unique feel. Like most small towns that I have visited in Tuscany, the landscape outside of San Gimignano's...