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Have your wedding in one of the most enchanting places in the world! San Gimignano is a perfect spot for getting married in Tuscany, and we will help you giving a special touch to your wedding .Wedding planner will give you complete support; we can help you organise civil or religious ceremonies, all the legal papers work necessary for foreigners in Italy, a fabulous reception, and all the necessary last minute preparations, photography service and video service, cars, hairdressing and for everything needs to make your wedding in Tuscany un unforgettable moment of your life.
While you and your fiancé, family and friends await the “big day” we offer many tuscan tours. The Tuscan countryside offers wonderful options: local cultural events, historic tours, art and music festivals, sports and of course food and wine. Tuscany has something for every couple.
- transportation to and from the wedding ceremony for the guests and relatives
- legal paper work
- mother tongue interpreter
- wedding car
- aperetif after the marriage ceremony
- wedding reception
- wedding cake
- printed menu for reception
- translator
- wedding photography service
- witnesses if necessary
- marriage video service
- hairdresser for newlyweds
- beautician, manicure and pedicure for bride / groom
- flowers for newlyweds
- wedding favors
- flowers for the ceremony, restaurant, page girls
- music for the marriage ceremony
On request
- stagnight out
- hennight out
- special music: classical, medieval, disco, ect.
- special effects: hot air balloon, horses, dogs, doves, medieval fight and games
- medieval style reception, costume with decoration
- shopping tours, tuscan historic tours, wine tasting tours, church tours
- visiting atelier of Tuscan artists, ect.
- sports – various
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Historical villas are beautiful properties in the Tuscany area. All the residences are typically renovated manteining the original structure and character intact.Sleeping in an historical villa is an unforgettable emotion to have a true touch of this magic area.
This is the place to start when planning your next holiday in Tuscany, Italy.
Quality selection of vacation villas in Tuscany.
We will help you select the best vacation accommodation for you Tuscany holiday.
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L’origine del nome Vernaccia è piuttosto incerto, probabilmente prende il nome dal latino vernaculum (=del posto), altre ipotesi, come quella del poeta seicentesco Marchio Lucidi, farebbero discendere il nome da Verno, gelido. Questo vino affonda le sue radici in tempi molto lontani, ce lo dimostrano vari documenti storici, opere letterarie e atti ufficiali. L’inizio della sua produzione viene collocato intorno al 1200 per mano di un certo Vieri de’ Bardi e dei suoi figli. Il primo documento ufficiale, risale invece al 1276 e si tratta degli Ordinamenti della Gabella del Comune di San Gimignano, che dimostrano come il commercio di questo vino fosse già fiorente e redditizio, si obbligava infatti al pagamento di una tassa di tre soldi per ogni soma di Vernaccia esportata fuori il comune. È evidente che alla fine del XIII secolo la Vernaccia fosse già un vino di pregio, presente sulle migliori tavole dei nobili dell’epoca. Lo stesso Dante Alighieri nella sua Divina commedia aggirandosi tra i golosi del Purgatorio, incontra Papa Martino IV reo di essere stato vinto troppo spesso dalla voglia di Vernaccia “Questi e, mostrò col dito, è Bonagiunta. Bonagiunta da Lucca: e quella faccia di Ià da lui più che l’altra trapunta ebbe la Santa Chiesa e le sue braccia: dal Torso fu, e purga per digiuno l’anguille di Bolsena e la Vernaccia” (Purg. XIV,19-24)
Un giudizio lucido arriva ai nostri giorni tramite “Della natura dei vini e dei Viaggi di Paolo III”, in cui si legge che il bottigliere personale del Papa, nella lettera d’ordine di 80 fiaschi al Comune di San Gimignano, si rammaricava della sua insufficiente produzione: “… è una perfetta bevanda da Signori et è gran peccato che questo luogo non ne faccia assai…” (da “Della natura dei vini e dei Viaggi di PAOLO III, descritti da Sante Lancerio, suo bottigliere”).
Nel 1468 la Vernaccia va ad allietare gli invitati al banchetto di nozze dei Medici-Rucellai, poi i pasti di Lorenzo il Magnifico documentati dalle continue richieste scritte che faceva al Comune di San Gimignano.E’ possibile ricevere notizie più dettagliate su produttori e fornitori direttamente in albergo.
Caratteristiche organolettiche
* Colore: giallo paglierino tenue, tendente al dorato con l’invecchiamento.
* Odore: fine, penetrante, caratteristico, fruttato e floreale. Caratterizzato dal tipico sentore di pietra focaia.
* Sapore: asciutto, fresco, di buon corpo, di buona persistenza, armonico, con caratteristico retrogusto amarognolo (mandorla amara).
Zona di produzione
La zona di produzione di questo pregiato vino è molto ristretta, caratteristica della sua esclusività, e coincidente con il territorio del Comune di San Gimignano (SI)
Caratteristiche di restrizione
* Vitigni: Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Possono concorrere altri vitigni a bacca bianca non aromatici raccomandati o autorizzati per la provincia di *Siena fino ad un massimo del 10%.
* Titolo alcolometrico volumico totale minimo: 11%.
* Zuccheri: residuo massimo 4 g/l.
* Acidità totale minima: 5 g/l.
* Estratto secco netto minimo: 15 g/l.
* Invecchiamento: si consiglia di consumarlo entro i due anni.
* Qualifiche: Riserva, con grado alcolometrico minimo di 11,5, un anno di invecchiamento e quattro mesi di affinamento in bottiglia obbligatori.
Consigli abbinamenti
Primi piatti di salse bianche, fritture varie, piatti di pesce, uova e carne bianche. Ottimo anche come aperitivo o da accompagno agli antipasti. La temperatura di servizio è fredda 8°C – 12°C
Produzione
Provincia, stagione, volume in ettolitri
* Siena (1990/91) 41595,38
* Siena (1991/92) 45337,95
* Siena (1992/93) 45268,36
* Siena (1993/94) 36444,94
* Siena (1994/95) 26382,11
* Siena (1995/96) 42090,6
* Siena (1996/97) 38605,19
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Vernaccia is a white Italian wine, made from the Vernaccia grape, produced in and around the Italian hill town of San Gimignano in Tuscany. Since the Renaissance it has been considered one of Italy’s finest white wines. It was the first Italian wine to be awarded Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status in 1966; on July 9th, 1993 it was upgraded to Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG).
History
The earliest recorded mention of the wine appear in the archives of record of San Gimignano from 1276. Due to the difficulties in cultivating the Vernaccia grape, the wine fell out of favor in the early 20th century as the more prolific Trebbiano and Malvasia grapes were planted. By the 1960s, Vernaccia di San Gimignano experienced a resurgence as its distinctive, crisp qualities established itself as a popular alternative to the more bland wines produced from Trebbiano and Malvasia blends.
The name “Vernaccia” is applied to several different Italian grape, such the Sardinian grape used in Vernaccia di Oristano and the Marche grape used in the sparkling red wine Vernaccia di Serrapetrona. Ampelographers have determined that the variety grown in San Gimignano is different and distinct from the other Italian Vernaccias and is most likely not related. The Tuscan variety is believed to be the oldest grape variety but its origins are not clear with ampelographers disagreeing if it originally came from Eastern Europe, Greece or indigenous to the Italian peninsula.
In San Gimignano, the Vernaccia grapes planted in sandstone based vineyards tend to produce the best examples of Vernaccia di San Gimignano. The wine is characteristically dry with crisp acidity and a slightly bitter finish. Modern winemaking has introduced the use of oak aging to give the wine another layer of complexity and roundness. While very different from the historic style of Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the success of these more modern and international styles have not yet been established.
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San Gimignano is located in a strategical position to explore all major outlets in Tuscany,between 40-80 minutes driving
If you wish to spend a day buying some typical Italian items, this is good chance to visit some of the most famous outlets of tuscany. You can drive from the hotel you’re staying at, get there in no more than 1 hour. The huge shopping centres provide large parking and facilities to make your day an enjoiable shopping time. The location of the design outlet allows 2 million people to get there easily and 3 million shoppers go to the outlets every year. You will find:Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino, Salvatore Ferragamo, La Perla, Zegna Outlet, Etro, CK Jeans, Camper, Diesel and Nike Factory Store and so on.
» Barberino Designer Outlet
Dove: Toscana
Marche:
Abbigliamento donna: Anna Rita N, Arfango, Belstaff, Brooksfield, Caractère, Carlo Pignatelli, Ck Collection, Ck Jeans, Class Roberto Cavalli, Cotton Beltm, D&G, Diffusione Tess …
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Calzedonia & Intimissimi …
» Candle Outlet
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Graziani …
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Asics, Bassetti, Diesel, Levi’s, Carrera, GMV, Reebok, Robe di Kappa, Liabel, Pompea, Sloggi, Papillon, Wampum …
» Conte of Florence
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Conte of Florence …
» Diffusione Tessile
Punto vendita di Barberino di Mugello (FI)
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Max & Co., I Blues, Marella, Marina Rinaldi …
» Dolce & Gabbana
Punto vendita di Incisa in Val d’Arno (FI)
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Dolce & Gabbana …
» Factory Outlet Roberto Cavalli
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Roberto Cavalli …
» Gerard Loft
Dove: Toscana
» Nike Factory Store
Punto vendita di Valdichiana (AR)
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Nike …
» Outlet Errepi
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Armani, Gucci, Marras, Calvin Klein, Cavalli, Moschino, Ysl …
» Outlet Freeport
Punto vendita di Pieve a Nievole (PT)
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Ralph Lauren, Timberland, Husky …
» Outlet Prada
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Prada, Miu Miu, Church’s, Car Shoe …
» The Mall
Dove: Toscana
Marche: Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Emanuel Ungaro, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Hogan, I Pinco Pallino, La Perla, Loro Piana, Marni, Pucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sergio Rossi, Ste …
Vadichiana Outlet
Dove: Toscana
Marche:
Abbigliamento donna: Arfango, Basile, Benetton (Marchi: United Colors of Benetton, Sisley, Undercolors, O12), Calvin Klein, Datch, Inverso, Massimo Rebecchi, Mila Schön (March …
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Manifestazione storico-medievale del popolo di San Gimignano
L’associazione dei “Cavalieri di Santa Fina”ha inteso riproporre alla città di San Gimignano antichi avvenimenti della sua storia medievale.
Il gruppo di “Cavalieri”, riferendosi a documenti del XIII secolo, che comprovano la partecipazione di cavalieri sangimignanesi alle battaglie di montaperti (1260) e di Campaldino (1289), ha voluto riproporre alcuni aspetti della tradizione cavalleresca, riportando in vita anche le quattro storiche contrade di San Giovanni, Piazza, Castello, San Matteo.
I Cavalieri di Santa Fina rievocano con cadenza annuale, le tradizionali “ferie Messium”, stabilite con rubriche statutarie dal totolo “De Ferriis Ponendis” del 1255 (II,29) e del 1314 (II,11).
Questa festa che veniva celebrata da tutta la popolazione come ricorrenza prioritaria ai raccolti, era motivo di divertimento con canti, balli, giochi, e combattimenti tra campioni a cavallo armati di bastone (giostra dei bastoni).
Uno degli elementi costitutivi della “Ferie delle Messi” (organizzata la prima volta nell’Ottobre del 1994) sarà il grande corteo, in cui i colori, gli oggetti, e numerosi personaggi esprimeranno simbolicamente il rapporto tra terra e fertilità. Il rituale della benedizione dei cavalli delle quattro contrade, la giostra dei bastoni, il gioco del tiro alla fune, il grande mercato di arti e mestieri, aderiscono il più possibile alla filologia medievale.
Un evento quindi capace di suscitare i più svariati interessi e attrattive, che vedrà la città colorarsi nell’antica atmosfera medievale che le è propria, con le sue vie e le sue piazze riecheggianti cicalamente di donne al mercato e con i richiami odorosi della selvaggina sacrificata in un rituale culinario, atto a soddisfare i palati del pubblico che ama la storia e le sue tradizioni.
Nell’elaborazione di questo progetto, si è tenuto conto, attraverso la consulenza del professor Franco Cardini e degli studi specifici condotti in tal senso dal dottor Andrea Vitali, delle figurazioni e delle coreografie che connotano i cortei nel periodo medievale.
(from cavalieridisantafina.it)
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“Piazza del Campo” is still used today for the well known Palio horse race which is one of the most famous popular Italian manifestations. It takes place every year on July 2 and August 16. The Palio is run to celebrate the miraculous apparition of the Virgin Mary near the old houses that belonged to Provenzano Salvani. The holy apparition was therefore called “Madonna di Provenzano” in whose honour the very first Palio was run on August 16, 1656. The Palio was run for the first time in 1701 in honour of the “Madonna dell’Assunta” the patroness and Advocate of Siena through all the tragic events since she protected the Sienese militia at the famous battle of Monteaperti on September 4, 1260, against the Florentines.
The Palio is a historical secular tradition strictly connected with the origin of the Contradas of Siena (districts into which the town is divided). The Contradas are spectacular agonistic institutions each having their own government, oratory, coat of arms, appellations, sometimes titles of nobility, emblems and colours, official representatives, festivities, patron Saints, with protectors, delimited territories and population which consist of all those people who were born or live within the topographic limits of the district, according to the proclamation issued by Violante Beatrice of Bavaria on January 7, 1730, at that time, Governess of the town.
Originally, there were about fifty-nine “Contrade”; now only seventeen remain, ten of which take part in the historical pageant and in the race at each Palio (seven by right and three drawn by lots).
Here is a list of their names, emblems and colours grouped into “Terzi” or “Terzieri” (in olden times the town was divided into three sections called: “Terziere di Città”, “Terziere di San Martino” and “Terziere di Camollia”).
Terziere di Città
AQUILA (Eagle) a double-headed eagle with imperial symbols. Yellow with black and blue bands.
CHIOCCIOLA (Snail) a snail. Yellow and red with blue bands.
ONDA (Wave) a swimming dolphin wearing a crown. White and blue.
PANTERA (Panther) a rampant panther. Red and blue with white bands.
SELVA (Forest) a rhinoceros bearing a huge tree hung with hunting implements. Green and orange-yellow with white bands.
TARTUCA (Tortoise) a tortoise. Yellow and blue.
Terziere di San Martino
CIVETTA (Owl) an owl. Black and red with white bands.
LEOCORN0 (Unicorn) a unicorn. White and orange-yellow with blue bands.
NICCHIO (Shell) a seashell. Blue with yellow and red bands.
TORRE (Tower) an elephant with a tower on its back. Dark bordeaux red with white and blue bands.
VALDIMONTONE or simply MONTONE (Ram) a rampant ram. White and yellow with red bands.
Terziere di Camollia
BRUCO (Caterpillar) a caterpillar. Yellow and green with blue bands.
DRAGO (Dragon) a flying dragon. Red and green with yellow bands.
GIRAFFA (Giraffe) a giraffe. White and red.
ISTRICE (Porcupine) a porcupine. White, red, black and blue bands.
LUPA (She-Wolf) the Roman She-Wolf suckling the twins. Black and white with orange-yellow bands.
OCA (Goose) a crowned goose with the cross of Savoia round its neck. White and green with red bands.
The “Contrade” first appeared in the middle of the 15th century to celebrate certain solemn events. They were represented by special wooden devices shaped like animals, such as, for instance, a giraffe, a dragon, a porcupine, a she-wolf, a caterpillar, a goose etc. – worked from inside by the youngsters of the districts they represented. They were called after the animals themselves.
Very soon these associations began to organize shows of their own, such as: bull hunting (suppressed in 1590), buffalo races (only until 1650), donkey races and a game called “Giuoco delle Pugna”.
In ancient times (besides the usual horse-races which took place in many towns of Italy to celebrate certain particular religious and civil events) the Sienese played other kinds of games, such as: Mazzascudo (mace and shield) because the players bore maces and shields; the Giorgiani in honour of San Giorgio (battles with blunt weapons); Elmora detto dei cestarelli because the players wore certain funny baskets (cestarelli) on their heads; le Pugna (punching) abolished in 1324 because the players started throwing stones at one another, then weapons and sticks were used and a real battle ensued. To re-establish order the Bishop was compelled to descend into the square with a train of priests and monks. “La pallonata”, a game played between the “Terzi” of the town. A huge ball was thrown from the top of the “Mangia” tower by the youngsters of one of the “Terzi” into the field of their opponents. This game was played on January 13, 1555 for Biagio di Montluc, the French Marshall.
Of all these games only the Palio has survived. The preparations for this parade are slow and methodic like a liturgical procedure. Four days before the day of the Palio trials take place in the “Campo” square which is turned into a race track. A thick layer of earth is spread on the ground and a row of mattresses is placed against the walls at the dangerous corner of San Martino to protect the jokeys in case they fall.
The whole square is amazingly fit for such manifestations because its shape is that of a mediaeval Roman amphitheatre closed at the base by the straight line of the Palazzo Pubblico. Besides being semi-circular this peculiar square is also funnel-shaped like the theatres of the imperial age. Eleven streets run into it, though it is extremely difficult to percieve them from the middle of the square. All around the track, perched up against the walls of the houses, seats are arranged one behind and above the other like bleachers. Windows, balconies and loggias, too, are made ready for the visitors; 33,000 seats in all, but they are far from sufficient and are always sold out long before the day of the performance. In the centre of the square there is room for about 28,000 people to stand, but this is not enough either and the roofs, the turrets and the cornices of the old houses looking on to the square are also crowded. There are people everywhere, even in the most unlikely places.
On both the appointed days every year the “Contrade” – that is to say all the Sienese population – compete for a prize which is but a hand painted silk banner (pallium). Each “Contrada” is represented by a group of young men called “Comparsa” arranged as follows: one drummer, two flag-bearers, with their flags, one “Duce”, two grooms, one page carrying a flag with two pages at his sides carrying the emblems of the “Contrada”, the race-horse called barbero with a jockey called “barbaresco”, last the jokey who is to run the race on a parade horse called “soprallasso” followed by a groom.
The historical parade is a lively display of rich medieval costumes which date back to the time period from 1430 to 1480; their colours are as bright as one may fancy. The procession goes winding its way round the “Campo” square in the following order: the flag-bearer of the Commune on horseback bearing the standard of Siena (the black and white Balzana) followed by his groom, a group of drummers, a group of trumpeters and musicians called “musici di Palazzo” playing the march composed for the Palio by Pietro Formichi in 1875 on their bugles, the Captains, the representatives of the “Podestà” (called podesterie), the flag-bearers with the standards of the “Terzieri” of the town and of the lands belonging to the Commune called “Masse”, the flag-bearers of the Corporations of the Arts and Crafts, the captain of the peopIe (Capitano del popolo) on horseback and a group of flag-bearers with the flags of the old Sienese Republic.
Next come the representatives of the “Contrade” called “comparse”. The first ten are those which are to run in the palio horse race; they are followed by a row of young pages bearing festoons of laurel leaves and then by the seven “Contrade” that do not run (they have no “barbero” and no jockey).
Next comes the captain of Justice (Capitano di Giustizia) riding a horse and then the representatives of the seven “Contrade” that no longer exist: Cock, Lion, Beam, Oak, Sword, Viper. Last comes the triumphal chariot (carroccio) drawn by huge oxen. In the chariot are seated the four “Provveditori di Biccherna” (administrative authority who in times of yore used to superintend public representations, along with the oriflamme of the Commune, the Palio to be awarded to the victor, and a group of trumpeters.
When this magnificent pageant has slowly gone round the square, all the representatives go to sit on a platform raised just for the purpose beneath the windows of the “Palazzo Pubblico”. When they have all been seated ther, they look like a strange army after some brilliant victory, or a train of heroes or of poets ready to enter Paradise. As soon as everything is quiet, the flag-bearers from all of the “Contrade” perform together with their flags in what is most commonally known as “gioco delle bandiere”. They throw them high up into the air and catch them again before they touch the ground; it is a splendid, most decorative display of colours accompanied by the beating of drums, the sound of bugles and trumpets and the chimes of the big bell on top of the “Mangia” tower; the little bell on the chariot, known in Siena as “Martinella”, is also very busy ringing.
All of this is but a prelude, a time of anxiety and expectation. When at last the horses appear and the race starts, the crowd becomes delirious. The jockeys goad their horses round the square three times and the people shout as if the town were about to fall.
The spirit of Siena is in the very colours of her “Contrade” and in all the manifestations connected with each of them. First of all, the benediction of the horses and jockeys, each in the church of their own “Contrada”, early in the afternoon just before the Palio. It is this spirit that animates the whole manifestation and contributes such enthusiasm and pathos to the scene.
This traditional popular manifestation lasts four days (from June 29 to July 2 and from August 13 to 16) and finishes in the streets of the victorious “Contrada” where the people celebrate the happy event in a most joyous way. Winner pays all.
Whoever happens to be in Siena,34 km far from San Gimignano ,during these exciting days can, but join in the enthusiasm of the people for the Palio and, of course, the final victory. Visitors, in fact, often go roaming through the winding streets of the ancient town sympathizing with the “Contrada” in which they are living; they do their best to understand the alliances and rivalries between the contradas and temporarily become fervent “contradaioli” (as the inhabitants of each Contrada are called) having much at heart the health of the race horse and of the jockey. (from ilpalio.org)
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San Gimignano rises on a hill (334m high) dominating the Elsa Valley with its towers. Once the seat of a small Etruscan village of the Hellenistic period (200-300 BC) it began its life as a town in the 10th century taking its name from the Holy Bishop of Modena, St. Gimignano, who is said to have saved the village from the barbarian hordes. The town increased in wealth and developed greatly during the Middle Ages thanks to the “Via Francigena” the trading and pilgrim’s route that crossed it. Such prosperity lead to the flourishing of works of art to adorn the churches and monasteries. In 1199 it became a free municipality and fought against the Bishops of Volterra and the surrounding municipalities. Due to internal power struggles it eventually divided into two factions one headed by the Ardinghelli family (Guelphs) and the other by the Salvucci family (Ghibellines). On the 8th May 1300 Dante Alighieri came to San Gimignano as the Ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany. In 1348 San Gimignano’s population was drastically reduced by the Black Death Plague throwing the city into a serious crisis which eventually led to its submission to Florence in 1353. In the following centuries San Gimignano overcame its decline and isolation when its beauty and cultural importance together with its agricultural heritage were rediscovered. The construction of the towers dates back to the 11th and 13th centuries. The architecture of the city was influenced by Pisa, Siena and Florence. There are 14th century paintings of the Sienese School to be seen and 15th century paintings of the Florentine School.
Artistic Itineraries
The Duomo or Collegiate Church, was consecrated in 1148 and is adorned with valuable Sienese School frescoes: “The Old and the New Testament” (Bartolo di Fredi and the “Bottega dei Memmi” or Barna da Siena); “The Last Judgement” (Taddeo di Bartolo) works of art by the Florentine school: “Stories of St. Fina” (Ghirlandaio), “St. Sebastiano” (Benozzo Gozzoli), wooden statues (Jacopo della Quercia) and the Sculptures (Giuliano and Benedetto da Maiano). Frescoes, statues and sculptures make the Collegiate Church of San Gimignano a very prestigious museum.
san gimignano collegiata
The People’s Palace: The People’s Palace courtyard and Dante’s Hall with “The Maestà” by Lippo Memmi. The Civic Museum and the Picture Gallery with works by Filippino Lippi, Pinturicchio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Domenico di Michelino, Pier Francesco Fiorentino, Sebastiano Mainardi, Lorenzo di Niccolò di Martino, Coppo di Marcovaldo etc… .
Entering from the Civic Museum the 54 metre high “Great Tower” or Podesta’s tower built in 1311 can be visited.
The Museum of Sacred Art: Canvases, tablets, works in stone which come from former churches and monasteries, sacred silverware, vestements and psalm books.
The Archeological Museum, features Etruscan, Roman and Medieval findings from the city and the surrounding area. The Spezieria dello Spedale di Santa Fina ,reveals the techniques of the antique pharmacy, featuring ceramic and glass containers and medications.The Raffaele De Grada Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, is an important exhibition space for the city.
The Church of St. Agostino: Stories of St. Agostino (Benozzo Gozzoli), remains of frescoes dating from the 14th century, tablets and canvases by different artists (Benozzo Gozzoli, Piero del Pollaiolo, Pier Francesco Fiorentino, Vincenzo Tamagni and Sebastiano Mainardi). The Chapel of St. Bartolo (Benedetto da Maiano).
Minor Churches. St. Bartolo, St. Jacopo, St. Piero, St. Lorenzo in Ponte and the remains of St. Francesco.
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The charming hotel in Tuscany, L’Antico Pozzo enjoys a strategic position in town being located in the heart of San Gimignano,in the historical central street San Matteo ,few steps from the People’s palace and the Collegiata .The building, now completely restored,preserves the original style of the 15th century, although the earliest part dates back to the middle ages and the founding of the town itself: traces remain of the well and the area around it. Hotel in San Gimignano L’Antico Pozzo offers a perfect balance with comfort and style. San Gimignano Booking: San Gimignano ,located in the Chianti area, is the best location to choose for Travelling to Tuscany and explore sourrandings and art cities such as Florence, Pisa,Lucca,Siena, Monteriggioni, Certaldo, or as your preference to enjoy unforgettable scenaries in the countryside. This site is a great resource if you are looking for accommodation in Tuscany. It includes trip tips such as hotels and historical accommodation. Each page describes lots of informations to . You can also find a list of places to visit with information on history and geography.
