San Gimignano
A small walled hill town in the province of Siena that still keeps about a dozen of its medieval tower houses, giving it one of the most recognisable skylines in Tuscany. Its churches and town hall hold 14th and 15th century frescoes, and its historic centre is a UNESCO site.
- Where
- Tuscany, Italy
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 43.4677, 11.0432
Get the San Gimignano stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at San Gimignano. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tuscany volume with your photos and a note.
Near San Gimignano
Siena Cathedral 28 km
A medieval cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, striped inside and out in bands of white and dark green marble. Its floor is a vast series of pictures inlaid in coloured marble, and its library is frescoed in bright colours by Pinturicchio.
Piazza del Campo 29 km
The shell-shaped main square of Siena, sloping down to the Palazzo Pubblico and its tall Torre del Mangia, and one of Europe's great medieval squares. Twice each summer it becomes the track for the Palio, a bareback horse race between the city's districts.
Boboli Gardens 37 km
A large hillside park laid out in the mid-16th century as the garden of the Medici's Pitti Palace, and a model for princely gardens across Europe. Its paths lead past statues, fountains and artificial grottoes up to views over the city.
Palazzo Pitti 37 km
A vast Renaissance palace south of the Arno, begun in 1458 for the banker Luca Pitti and later the main home of the Medici grand dukes. It now holds several museums of paintings, costume and decorative art, and opens at the back onto the Boboli Gardens.
Piazzale Michelangelo 37 km
A broad terrace on the hill in the Oltrarno with the most famous view of Florence, across the river to the cathedral dome and the towers. A bronze copy of Michelangelo's David stands in the middle, and the parapet is crowded at sunset.
Ponte Vecchio 37 km
A medieval stone bridge over the Arno with shops built along both sides, the only Florence bridge spared in the Second World War. Butchers and tanners once worked here, but the shops have long belonged to jewellers and goldsmiths.
Uffizi Gallery 38 km
One of the great art museums of the world, in the long U-shaped offices the Medici built beside Piazza della Signoria. It holds the finest collection of Italian Renaissance painting anywhere, from Botticelli's Birth of Venus to works by Leonardo, Raphael and Michelangelo.
Palazzo Vecchio 38 km
The fortress-like town hall of Florence, with its tall battlemented tower, looking over Piazza della Signoria. Much of it is now a museum of grand painted halls, and a copy of Michelangelo's David stands at its door.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tuscany
Questions
Where is San Gimignano?
San Gimignano is in Tuscany, Italy. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Siena Cathedral (28 km), Piazza del Campo (29 km), Boboli Gardens (37 km).
How do I get the San Gimignano stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at San Gimignano and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tuscany volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to San Gimignano before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tuscany volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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