SAN GIMIGNANO - Chiesa di San Agostino
E' una storica chiesa con spettacolari affreschi situata in Piazza San Agostino. Fu costruita nel 1280.
STREET VIEW: Sant Agostino in San Gimignano in Tuscany in ITALY
We start at Sant Agostino and walk to piazza del duomo. Afterwards we go to piazza della cisterna in San Gimignano in Tuscany.
Places to see in ( San Gimignano - Italy ) Church of Sant'Agostino
Places to see in ( San Gimignano - Italy ) Church of Sant'Agostino
The chiesa di Sant'Agostino (Church of St Augustine) is the second largest church in San Gimignano, Italy, after the Collegiata. It is owned by the Order of Saint Augustine.
Sant'Agostino is an imposing 13th century building. The interior is a large hall dominated by the seventeen-panel fresco cycle on The Life of St Augustine around the high altar, painted by Benozzo Gozzoli between 1463 and 1467.
The altarpiece is the Coronation of the Virgin by Piero del Pollaiuolo (1483). There are a number of other frescoes in the church. The Cappella di San Bartolo houses the remains of the eponymous saint (1228–1300), a lay Franciscan who died of leprosy. The magnificent altar in the chapel is by Benedetto da Maiano.
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San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
It is mainly famous for its medieval architecture, especially its towers, which may be seen from several kilometres outside the town.
San Gimignano has managed to conserve fourteen towers of varying height which have become its international symbol.
There are many churches in the town: the two main ones are the Collegiata, formerly a cathedral, and Sant'Agostino, housing a wide representation of artworks from some of the main Italian renaissance artists.
The heart of the town contains the four squares, the Piazza della Cisterna, the Piazza Duomo where the Collegiata is located, the Piazza Pecori and the Piazza delle Erbe. The main streets are Via San Matteo and Via San Giovanni, which cross the city from north to south.
0:03 - The Piazza della Cisterna. (0:58) looking back at the steep road you have to climb to reach the Piazza della Cisterna from the entrance to the town.
1:23 - The Piazza Duomo. (2:02) Panorama of the Vicolo dell'Oro.
2:50 - The Piazza San Agostino, which contains the Chiesa di Sant'Agostino. It can be found on the northern side of San Gimignano and on the Piazza Sant'Agostino, where it has been an important local landmark since is first opened its doors in the 13th century. The town's second-biggest church after the Collegiata, the simple brick exterior appears quite plain and the bell tower is very subtle. The Chiesa di Sant'Agostino is home to a small chapel, which contains the tower of St. Bartolo.
4:05 - Panorama from the Via Palestro. From this point, you get a terrific view over the Tuscan countryside, with the rolling hills and pure peacefulness.
SAN GIMIGNANO chiesa di S. Agostino - Storie della vita di S. Agostino di BENOZZO GOZZOLI (UNESCO)
Sant'Agostino Church in San Gimignano, Italy.
One of the most amazing Church's, with the best acoustics, that Cap Singers sang in while on tour in Italy.
May 30th, 2011
Italy/San Gimignano (Tuscany/Italy) Part 64/84
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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. Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches. The Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant' Agostino contain frescos, including cycles dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Historic Centre of San Gimignano, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area.
The town of San Gimignano has many fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. As well as churches and medieval fortifications, there are notable examples of Romanesque secular and domestic architecture which may be distinguished from each other by their round and pointed arches, respectively. A particular feature which is typical of the region of Siena is that the arches of openings are depressed, with doorways often having a second low arch set beneath a semi-circular or pointed arch. Both Romanesque and Gothic windows sometimes have a bifurcate form, with two openings divided by a stone mullion under a single arch.
Piazza della Cisterna
This Piazza, entered from Via San Giovanni, is the main square of the town. It is triangular in shape and is surrounded by medieval houses of different dates, among them some fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic palazzos. At the centre of the piazza stands a well which was the main source of water for the town's residents. The structure dates from 1346. Although much of it has been renewed in the late 20th century, parts of the paving date from the 13th century.
Piazza Duomo
This piazza is to the north of Piazza della Cistern and is connected by a passage adjacent to an open loggia. To the west, at the top of the square, stands the Collegiate Church, reached by a broad flight of steps. The name of the square would seem to imply that this church was at one time a cathedral, but although it was perhaps planned, this was not the case. Other important buildings on the square include the Palazzo Comunale and the Palazzo Podesta, the house of the mayor. The Palazzo Podesta is distinguished by its huge arched loggia.
Towers in San Gimignano
While in other cities, such as Florence, most or all of their towers have been brought down due to wars, catastrophes, or urban renewal, San Gimignano has managed to conserve fourteen towers of varying heights, for which it is known internationally.Wikipedia
Campanile della Collegiata
Torri degli Ardinghelli
Torre dei Becci
Torre Campatelli
Torre Chigi, (1280)
Torre dei Cugnanesi
Torre del Diavolo
Torre Ficherelli or Ficarelli
Torre Grossa, (1311), 54 metres (177 ft)
Torre di Palazzo Pellari
Casa-torre Pesciolini
Torre Pettini
Torre Rognosa, 51 metres (167 ft)
Torri dei Salvucci
San Gimignano, Italy in Tuscany the historic center and Piazza della Cisterna close to Siena
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. Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches. The Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant' Agostino contain frescos, including cycles dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Historic Centre of San Gimignano, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area.
Piazza della Cisterna:
This Piazza, entered from Via San Giovanni, is the main square of San Gimignano. It is triangular in shape and is surrounded by medieval houses of different dates, among them some fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic palazzos. At the centre of the piazza stands a well which was the main source of water for the town's residents. The structure dates from 1346. Although much of it has been renewed in the late 20th century, parts of the paving date from the 13th century.
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SAN GIMIGNANO
Il borgo di San Gimignano ha origini molto antiche, anche se il vero sviluppo si ha verso la fine dell'Alto Medioevo, quando si passò alla formazione del nucleo più antico dell'attuale centro storico.
Uno degli elementi che caratterizza sicuramente questa splendida cittadina sono le torri, oggi ne rimangono solamente 13, ma si dice che in passato se ne potevano ammirare ben 72, queste costruzioni erano simbolo della potenza delle famiglie benestanti che risiedevano la.
In tempi più recenti la città è divenuta patrimonio mondiale dell'umanità da parte dell'UNESCO.
Lungo tutta la cinta muraria è possibile percorrere la passeggiata che circoscrive il borgo, da cui è possibile ammirare dei bellissimi panorami della Valdelsa, ed accedere da una delle numerose entrate al paese.
In piazza Sant'Agostino troviamo l'omonima chiesa a lui dedicata, in stile romanico con alcuni elementi gotici, la costruzione risale al 1298.
Sulla piazza si affaccia anche la Chiesa di S.Pietro in Forliano, una delle più antiche di San Gimignano, risalente al XII secolo.
Continuando verso Porta S.Jacopo incontriamo la chiesa di S. Girolamo, fondata nel 1337.
Poco più giù, a ridosso della porta, troviamo la chiesa romanica di S.Jacopo dei Templari, che la tradizione vuole sia stata edificata dai cavalieri al ritorno dalla I crociata.
Uscendo dalla porta di S. Jacopo e scendendo una ripida discesa arriviamo alla porta delle Fonti.
Questo era l'antico accesso alle fonti pubbliche, dove anticamente si attingeva l'acqua e si lavavano i panni; la costruzione risale al Trecento, a nascondere l'antica fonte in pietra longobarda del IX secolo.
Risalendo verso il centro, in prossimità del grande edificio di San Domenico incontriamo la chiesa di San Lorenzo in Ponte, in stile romanico, risalente al 1240.
Percorrendo gli stretti vicoli del paese troviamo la Casa di Santa Fina, giovanissima beata a cui i sangimignanesi dedicano una festa il 12 marzo.
Risalendo le caratteristiche vie del paese arriviamo in Piazza della Cisterna, antica sede di botteghe e taverne, che deve il suo nome al pozzo ottagonale posto al centro della piazza. L'atmosfera magica che vi si respira sembra davvero rapire e portare i visitatori indietro nel tempo.
Poco distante troviamo Piazza del duomo, su cui si affacciano numerose torri, il duomo, anch'esso in stile romanico, la cui prima edificazione risale intorno all'anno 1000 di fianco è situato il museo di arte sacra, che si collega al palazzo comunale edificato sui resti di un antico edificio nel 1298, è possibile accedere alla torre, la più alta di tutto il borgo, da cui è possibile godere di uno splendido paesaggio.
Salendo dalla via che costeggia il duomo arriviamo alla Rocca di Montestaffoli, di forma pentagonale, si dice che ospitasse in origine un castello e successivamente un convento. Dall'unica torretta rimasta è possibile godersi uno splendido panorama a 360° della Valdelsa.
- Per i percorsi del gusto ci vogliamo soffermare su due prodotti caratteristici di questo splendido borgo.
Il primo è un vino bianco prodotto in una zona molto ristretta della toscana, la Vernaccia, controllato e garantito dal marchio DOCG, è stato il primo vino italiano a ricevere il marchio DOC.
Questo vino ha una sapore asciutto e fresco, di buon corpo, con un caratteristico gusto amarognolo, ha un odore fine e penetrante. È caratterizzato da un colore giallo paglierino tenue, tendente al dorato con l'invecchiamento.
Il secondo prodotto invece è lo zafferano, una spezia impiegata come aromatizzante e colorante per alimenti, ottenuta dagli stimmi dei fori di una piccola pianta bulbosa, dai fiori violacei, nota anch'essa come Zafferano.
San Gimignano offre le giuste condizioni per la coltivazione e per la crescita spontanea di varie qualità.
San Gimignano, Tuscany part 1 of 2
The walled town of San Gimignano from a visit in December 2014 can be seen in these two films. It is amazing because of the towers of San Gimignano - built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and still standing today. Once there were 72 of them, today only 14 are left standing and one wonders what this minature Manhattan must have looked like then.
San Gimignano was founded as a small village in the 3rd century BCE by the Etruscans. Historical records begin in the 10th century, when it adopted the name of the bishop Saint Geminianus, who had defended it from Attila's Huns in the fifth century.
In the Middle Ages and Renaissance era, it was a stopping point for Catholic pilgrims on their way to Rome and the Vatican, as it sits on the medieval Via Francigena, which is well documented in the city. The city's development also was improved by the trade of agricultural products from the fertile neighbouring hills.
In 1199, during the period of its highest splendour, the city made itself independent from the bishops of Volterra. Divisions between Guelphs and Ghibellines troubled the inner life of the commune, which nonetheless, still managed to embellish itself with artworks and architecture.
Saint Fina, known also as Seraphina and Serafina, was a thirteenth century Italian saint born in San Gimignano during 1238. Since Saint Fina died on March 12, 1253 her feast day became March 12. Her major shrine is in San Gimignano and the house said to be her home still stands in the town.
On May 8, 1300, San Gimignano hosted Dante Alighieri in his role of ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany.
The city flourished until 1348, when the plague that affected all of Europe, compelled it to submit to Florence. The majority of the population were killed by the plague.
San Gimignano became a secondary centre until the nineteenth century, when its status as a touristic and artistic resort began to be recognized.
While in other cities, such as Bologna or Florence, most or all of their towers have been brought down due to wars, catastrophes, or urban renewal, San Gimignano has managed to conserve fourteen towers of varying height which have become its international symbol.
There are many churches in the town: the two main ones are the Collegiata, formerly a cathedral, and Sant' Agostino, housing a wide representation of artworks from some of the main Italian renaissance artists.
The Communal Palace, once seat of the podestà, is currently home of the Town Gallery, with works by Pinturicchio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Filippino Lippi, Domenico di Michelino, Pier Francesco Fiorentino, and others. From Dante's Hall in the palace, access may be made to a Majesty fresco by Lippo Memmi, as well as the Torre del Podestà or Torre Grossa, 1311, which stands fifty-four meters high.
The heart of the town contains the four squares, Piazza della Cisterna, Piazza Duomo where the Collegiata is located, Piazza Pecori, and Piazza delle Erbe. The main streets are Via San Matteo and Via San Giovanni, which cross the city from north to south.
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La chiesa di Sant'Agostino è un luogo di culto cattolico del centro storico di San Gimignano, in provincia di Siena, Arcidiocesi di Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.
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Italy/San Gimignano Part 65/84
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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. Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches. The Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant' Agostino contain frescos, including cycles dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Historic Centre of San Gimignano, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area.
The town of San Gimignano has many fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. As well as churches and medieval fortifications, there are notable examples of Romanesque secular and domestic architecture which may be distinguished from each other by their round and pointed arches, respectively. A particular feature which is typical of the region of Siena is that the arches of openings are depressed, with doorways often having a second low arch set beneath a semi-circular or pointed arch. Both Romanesque and Gothic windows sometimes have a bifurcate form, with two openings divided by a stone mullion under a single arch.
Piazza della Cisterna
This Piazza, entered from Via San Giovanni, is the main square of the town. It is triangular in shape and is surrounded by medieval houses of different dates, among them some fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic palazzos. At the centre of the piazza stands a well which was the main source of water for the town's residents. The structure dates from 1346. Although much of it has been renewed in the late 20th century, parts of the paving date from the 13th century.
Piazza Duomo
This piazza is to the north of Piazza della Cistern and is connected by a passage adjacent to an open loggia. To the west, at the top of the square, stands the Collegiate Church, reached by a broad flight of steps. The name of the square would seem to imply that this church was at one time a cathedral, but although it was perhaps planned, this was not the case. Other important buildings on the square include the Palazzo Comunale and the Palazzo Podesta, the house of the mayor. The Palazzo Podesta is distinguished by its huge arched loggia.
Towers in San Gimignano
While in other cities, such as Florence, most or all of their towers have been brought down due to wars, catastrophes, or urban renewal, San Gimignano has managed to conserve fourteen towers of varying heights, for which it is known internationally.Wikipedia
Campanile della Collegiata
Torri degli Ardinghelli
Torre dei Becci
Torre Campatelli
Torre Chigi, (1280)
Torre dei Cugnanesi
Torre del Diavolo
Torre Ficherelli or Ficarelli
Torre Grossa, (1311), 54 metres (177 ft)
Torre di Palazzo Pellari
Casa-torre Pesciolini
Torre Pettini
Torre Rognosa, 51 metres (167 ft)
Torri dei Salvucci
Jubilate Deo - CAPILANO UNIVERSITY SINGERS (Sant'Agostino Church, San Gimignano, Italy)
Cap Singers in Sant'Agostino Church in San Gimignano, Italy. May 30th , 2011
Jubilate Deo for two choirs by Giovanni Gabrieli.
Conductor - Lars Kaario
Benozzo Gozzoli a San Gimignano - Gerardo de Simone
Gerardo de Simone - curatore della mostra Benozzo Gozzoli a San Gemignano - racconta l'attività artistica sviluppata dal maestro fiorentino negli anni della sua permanenza a San Gimignano. Il grande ciclo dedicato a Sant'Agostino, gli affreschi dedicati a San Sebastiano protettore dalla peste, le grandi pale d'altare ma anche le opere di arti applicate realizzate insieme alla sua bottega. In particolare, l'attenzione di accentra sulla tavola Madonna col Bambino e angeli tra i santi Giovanni Battista, Maria Maddalena, Agostino e Marta la quale, in occasione della mostra, è stata ricomposta per la prima volta nella sua interezza grazie ai frammenti di predella oggi divisi tra i musei di Brera, Avignone e Madrid. Leggi anche su salutepiu.info l'articolo dedicato alla mostra
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San Gimignano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy, Europe
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. Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches. The Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant' Agostino contain frescos, including cycles dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Historic Centre of San Gimignano is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town also is known for saffron, the Golden Ham, and its white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area. The city is on the ridge of a hill with its main axis being north/south. It is encircled by three walls and has at its highest point, to the west, the ruins of a fortress dismantled in the 16th century. There are eight entrances into the city, set into the second wall, which dates from the 12th and 13th centuries. The main gates are Porta San Giovanni on the ridge extending south, Porta San Matteo to the north west and Porta S. Jacopo to the north east. The main streets are Via San Matteo and Via San Giovanni, which cross the city from north to south. At the heart of the town are four squares: the Piazza Duomo, on which stands the Collegiate Church; the Piazza della Cisterna, the Piazza Pecori and the Piazza delle Erbe. To the north of the town is another significant square, Piazza Agostino, on which stands the Church of Sant' Agostino. The locations of the Collegiate Church and Sant' Agostino's and their piazzas effectively divide the town into two regions. The town of San Gimignano has many fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. As well as churches and medieval fortifications, there are notable examples of Romanesque secular and domestic architecture which may be distinguished from each other by their round and pointed arches, respectively. A particular feature which is typical of the region of Siena is that the arches of openings are depressed, with doorways often having a second low arch set beneath a semi-circular or pointed arch. Both Romanesque and Gothic windows sometimes have a bifurcate form, with two openings divided by a stone mullion under a single arch.
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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. Within the walls, the well-preserved buildings include notable examples of both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches. The Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant' Agostino contain frescos, including cycles dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Historic Centre of San Gimignano, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The town also is known for the white wine, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, produced from the ancient variety of Vernaccia grape which is grown on the sandstone hillsides of the area.
The town of San Gimignano has many fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture. As well as churches and medieval fortifications, there are notable examples of Romanesque secular and domestic architecture which may be distinguished from each other by their round and pointed arches, respectively. A particular feature which is typical of the region of Siena is that the arches of openings are depressed, with doorways often having a second low arch set beneath a semi-circular or pointed arch. Both Romanesque and Gothic windows sometimes have a bifurcate form, with two openings divided by a stone mullion under a single arch.
Piazza della Cisterna
This Piazza, entered from Via San Giovanni, is the main square of the town. It is triangular in shape and is surrounded by medieval houses of different dates, among them some fine examples of Romanesque and Gothic palazzos. At the centre of the piazza stands a well which was the main source of water for the town's residents. The structure dates from 1346. Although much of it has been renewed in the late 20th century, parts of the paving date from the 13th century.
Piazza Duomo
This piazza is to the north of Piazza della Cistern and is connected by a passage adjacent to an open loggia. To the west, at the top of the square, stands the Collegiate Church, reached by a broad flight of steps. The name of the square would seem to imply that this church was at one time a cathedral, but although it was perhaps planned, this was not the case. Other important buildings on the square include the Palazzo Comunale and the Palazzo Podesta, the house of the mayor. The Palazzo Podesta is distinguished by its huge arched loggia.
Towers in San Gimignano
While in other cities, such as Florence, most or all of their towers have been brought down due to wars, catastrophes, or urban renewal, San Gimignano has managed to conserve fourteen towers of varying heights, for which it is known internationally.Wikipedia
Campanile della Collegiata
Torri degli Ardinghelli
Torre dei Becci
Torre Campatelli
Torre Chigi, (1280)
Torre dei Cugnanesi
Torre del Diavolo
Torre Ficherelli or Ficarelli
Torre Grossa, (1311), 54 metres (177 ft)
Torre di Palazzo Pellari
Casa-torre Pesciolini
Torre Pettini
Torre Rognosa, 51 metres (167 ft)
Torri dei Salvucci
SAN GIMIGNANO in 4K Ultra HD Italy
San Gimignano is a walled town in Tuscany, Italy and a UNESCO world heritage site. San Gimignano is known as the city of Fine Towers and worldwide known for its medieval architecture and unique in the preservation of tower houses. The architecture of the medieval houses resembles Romanesque and Gothic architecture. The town has many beautiful Churches and Palaces from the 14th and the 15th century i.e.. the Palazzo Comunale, the Collegiate Church and Church of Sant' Agostino.
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SAN GIMIGNANO
The castle of San Gimignano is very ancient, but the full development of the town was at the end of the Dark ages, when the main buildings and towers of the town were builded.
The towers of San Gimignano are unique in the World. Nowadays we can admire just 13 of the ancient 72 towers, that where the symbol of the power of the richest families of the town.
San Gimignano was a sort of Manhattan of the middle age.
San Gimignano from 1990 is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
If you walk the wall of the castle you can watch one of the most impressive landscapes of the Tuscan hills and valleys.
In Sant'Agostino square, there is the Church (with the same name), in romanesque-style with some gothic elements. The Church was builded in 1298.
On the same square there is one of the oldest church of San Gimignano, the Church of S.Pietro in Forliano, that was builded in XII century.
If you across the S.Jacopo Gate, you can find the Church of S.Girolamo, that was builded in 1337.
Close to the gate, there is the romanesque-style church of S.Jacopo of Templars. It seems that it was builded by the templar knights that came back from the I crusade
After the gate of S.Jacopo, there is the gate Delle Fonti.
This gate was the ancient access to the public fountains for the whole population. This gata was builded in XIV century, to cover the ancient stone fountain builded by Lombards in IX century.
With a few steps walk you can find the big buiilding of San Domenico and then the Church of San Lorenzo in Ponte, that was builded in 1240 and it's in romanesque-style
Inside the narrow streets of the town you can find the House of Santa Fina, a very young saint, who is celebrated yearly, on march, the 12th
Piazza della Cisterna was the ancient seat of the main shops, workshops and taverns. In the middle of the square there is the ancient octagonal well of the city. Tourists usually say that San Gimignano is a sort of time machine that bring the people in the middle age.
Piazza del Duomo, Dome square, is close to Piazza della Cisterna and it's the seat of several towers. The dome is in romanesque-style too, and it was builded in 1000 AC. Beside it there is a museum of Holy Art, and next the present palace of the municipality, that was builded in 1298.
From the museum it's possible to visit the highest tower of the town. The landscape is outstanding from the top of the tower.
Few steps far from the Dome there is the Rocca di Montestaffoli, originally it was a castle and then a convent. It host a little tower, a small outpost of the external wall of the town that let people to watch a 360° landscape of all the valley of the Elsa river.
For our usual journeys of the taste, we'd like to underline two typical high-quality products of San Gimignano.
The first one is the white wine called la Vernaccia. It's was the first italian mark guaranteeing the quality of a wine.
La Vernaccia has a fresh dry taste, a golden colour, and a remarkable delicate smell.
The second typical product of San Gimignano is the saffron.
San Gimignano has the right climate conditions to growing the saffron plant and San Gimignano's one is estemeed as a top quality saffron.