San Gimignano, Italy Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

SAN GIMIGNANO , 27km northwest of Siena, is perhaps the most-visited small village in Italy. Its stunning hilltop skyline of towers, built in aristocratic rivalry by the feuding nobles of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, evokes the appearance of medieval Tuscany more than any other sight. And the town is all that it's cracked up to be: quietly monumental, very well preserved, enticingly rural, and with a fine array of religious and secular frescoes. However, from Easter until October, San Gimignano has very little life of its own, and a lot of day-trippers. If you want to reach beyond its facade of … more »