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San Gimignano

Visit San Gimignano a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tuscany

San Gimignano, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, due the recognition to the towers that compose it. Once they were seventy-two, but today there are only thirteen and confer the status elegant town in the province of Siena.

The cathedral, completed in 1148, is considered one of the most prestigious museums in Tuscany. Built on three naves is a container of frescoes by the Florentine School: San Sebastian (Benozzo Gozzoli), Stories of Santa Fina by Domenico Ghirlandaio and wooden statues by Jacopo della Quercia. Also interesting is the Town Hall, which formerly housed the mayor.

Currently it houses the civic museum and the art gallery, containing works by artists such as Pinturicchio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Filippino Lippi, Domenico di Michelino Pier Francesco Fiorentino. Still inside the Town Hall you can visit the hall of Dante with the Majesty of Lippo Memmi and access to the Torre del Podest or Torre Grossa, 54m high and dating back to 1311.

Its worldwide fame, not come only from the particular architecture, but mostly from the wealth of artworks and the Vernaccia di San Gimignano: a fine white wine that is only produced here. It seems that the variety has been introduced for the first time in San Gimignano from a certain Vieri de 'Bardi, from Liguria, around the '200.

His descendants, Zanobi and Angiolo Bardi, were the creators of the development of the cultivation of the vine, today very popular and famous. But, already in 1276, the trade of Vernaccia di San Gimignano was so flourished. In fact in that year, was imposed in the "Ordinances of Gabella" of the Municipality of San Gimignano a tax of "Threepenny" for every pack of Vernaccia outside the City.

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Itineraries in Versilia coast

Lido di Camaiore

Lido di Camaiore with its beautiful fine 4 Km long sandy beach is one of the ideal destinations for a summer in Tuscany coast

Discover Garfagnana

Garfagnana is a pristine area rich in history and surrounded by the Apuan Alps and the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines

Badia di Camaiore

The village of Camaiore is located at the bottom of a valley surrounded by hills, as well as the northern Appennins.

Forte dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi is seaside town in Tuscany coast with many cafes and bars

Lago Massaciuccoli

Massarosa is known mainly for its natural beauty especially for the famous Lake of Massaciuccoli

Pietrasanta

The beauty of Pietrasanta old town center fits perfectly with the shops of craftsmen of the marble and the laboratories

Seravezza

Seravezza is a small town at the foot of the Apuan Alps and one of the oldest country in Versilia

Stazzema

Stazzema is the smallest town in Versilia and the higher up, nestled on the slopes of Mount Matanna in the heart of the Apuan Alps.

Torre del Lago

Torre del Lago takes its name from a tower, stood near the Lake of Massaciuccoli between the XV and XVI century

Viareggio

Viareggio and its carnival

Lucca Anfiteatro Square

Discover Lucca and its main tourist attractions

Montalcino

Visit Montalcino and Abbey of St. Antimo

Florence

Florence artistic and cultural heritage is very valuable, so that the historic center of Florence has become UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

Pisa

Visit Pisa and discover Piazza del Duomo and the Leaning Tower

Corchia cave

Visit the Antro del Corchia cave in Apuan Alps in Tuscany with 53 km of tunnels and galleries

Visit the marble quarries of Carrara one on the Apuan Alps

The marble quarries of Carrara are one of the many wonders of the Apuan Alps that you can visit with organized tours

Walking route to discover Camaiore

Hiking trail on foot to discover the town of Camaiore and its hills

Siena

Visit Siena a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tuscany, whose symbol is undoubtedly Piazza del Campo with its original shell shape

Walking route to discover Seravezza

hiking trail on foot to the discovery of Seravezza and its villages

Discover Via Francigena with a mountain bike

tourist route by mountain bike along the Via Francigena from Camaiore

Discover Cinque terre from Viareggio

The Cinque Terre is a portion of coast of the Ligurian Riviera located in the territory of the province of La Spezia and with the village of Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore.

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