A day to relax in San Gimignano. We have booked a second day here to recover from our bike riding.
Although we still had to pack up our bags and move rooms. We had booked the hotel independantly to our bike ride booking.
San Gimignano – a town of towers – seems in years gone by the were over 70 towers. Seems it was an ego thing to build the biggest tower. It was a prestige and wealth, the more towers, the more wealth. No tower was to built any higher than the Palzzo Comunale (town hall). To overcome this one family built 2 towers which the combinded height was taller. These twin towers are potentially inspiration for the architect who designed NY twin towers. We actually think the skyline of SG from the distance is not disimilar to NY. What do you think ?
A postcard view of San Gimignano
Our view of the central square and the gelati line – didn’t get much shorter all day.
Some of the towers of San Gimignano, the two on the left are the twin towers.
Another tower
The towers of San Gimig
The narrow streets and the ever present towers
Cathedral – near the cenral square
A sample of the local white – and the San Gimignano skyline ?
Italy 2019 