SAN GIMIGNANO

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.

The “Historic Centre of San Gimignano” is a UNESCO World

Heritage Site.^[4]

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.^[5][6