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Tourist Spot Attractions In San Gimignano

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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 an...
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Tourist Spot Attractions In San Gimignano

  • 2. San Gimignano Bell Tower San Gimignano
    The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica located in San Gimignano, Tuscany, central Italy, situated in the Piazza del Duomo at the town's heart. The church is famous for its fresco cycles which include works by Domenico Ghirlandaio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Taddeo di Bartolo, Lippo Memmi and Bartolo di Fredi. The basilica is located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Centre of San Gimignano, with its frescos being described by UNESCO as works of outstanding beauty.
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  • 3. Torre Grossa San Gimignano
    Torre Grossa is the tallest tower in San Gimignano, with 54 m . It is one of the best known of Tuscany's medieval towers. It was built in 1310.
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  • 4. Piazza della Cisterna San Gimignano
    Piazza della Cisterna is a piazza in San Gimignano, Italy. It has a triangular shape with a slight natural slope and is connected to the nearby Piazza del Duomo by an open passage. The pavement is brick and the piazza is surrounded by houses and medieval towers. In the south-west corner, the piazza meets the Arc of Becci, , an ancient city gate. The arc is flanked by the massive rectangular towers of Becci on the left and Cugnanesi on the right. Past the access to via di Castello, the northern side is characterized by Cortesi Palace, la torre del Diavolo, and the houses of Cattani. The west side is adorned with various towers, like the twin towers of Ardinghelli and the tower of palazzo Pellaro.
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  • 6. Piazza Sant'Agostino San Gimignano
    The Piazza dei Miracoli , formally known as Piazza del Duomo , is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important centre of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. Considered sacred by the Catholic Church, its owner, the square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Campanile, and the Camposanto Monumentale . Partly paved and partly grassed, the Piazza dei Miracoli is also the site of the Ospedale Nuovo di Santo Spirito , which houses the Sinopias Museum and the Cathedral Museum . The name Piazza dei Miracoli was coined by the Italian writer and poet Gabriele d'Annunzio who, in his novel Forse che sì forse che no , described the square as the prato dei Mirac...
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  • 9. Pieve di Cellole San Gimignano
    The Pieve di Santa Maria is a church in Cèllole, a village in the township of San Gimignano in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. Mentioned for the first time in 1109, it was rebuilt several times between the 12th and 13th centuries, and was consecrated in 1238.
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  • 11. Siena Cathedral Siena
    Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008. Siena is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year.
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