Discover the City : San Gimignano

Like the more famous Montepulciano, San Gimignano is a hill town situated in the heart of Tuscany. Just 52 km south of Florence, this  small and charming town can easily be visited in a day trip while on Florence or Siena, but if you're looking for a taste of this small town  ofTuscany, is worth staying a couple of nights and enjoy the atmosphere.

 

The city is part of UNESCO and is called the Medieval Manhattan or the medieval city of 14 towers. Here you can walk for hours , admiring the architecture, buying souvenirs and enjoying the best ice cream in the world. It is a pedestrian city, surrounded by thick walls. San Gimignano is situated on a hill where you can admire the famous Tuscan hills, you can taste wine and narrow streets can stroll through, where people will try to sell you anything.

After nourishing with the food seasoned with the taste of amazing wine of Chianti, it is a must to try the desserts of the Dondoli gelaterias. Time lost at to queue is worthyas the the taste flavor marked by excellence certificates its name of the best ice cream in the world.

San Gimignano crowd stores entices you to buy the souvenirs sold by locals that are so beautiful or so unexpected, fromsausage meat to wild boar. Besides traditional products you will find wine, olive oil, truffles, decorative ceramics and even boutiques with clothing or hand-made shoes.