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San Gimignano
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In ancient times Mormoraia was a convent; nowadays it is an elegant farmhouse set in the heart of Tuscany on the Chianti hills, in a panoramic position of rare beauty in front of San Gimignano's medieval towers. The Mormoraia farm-holiday estate represents...
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The farm is located in a panoramic position, surrounded by vineyards and olive trees, it is ideal place to attend a relaxing holiday in the countryside. The accommodation consists of apartments with kitchen and double rooms with bathroom. In the farm's...
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The Cesani family's story started at the beginning of the 1950s in the splendid Tuscan countryside, just 6 km from San Gimignano. In that difficult period when people preferred to abandon the countryside for a presumably better life in the towns, Cesani,...
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Fattoria San Donato is a farmhouse and a tiny medieval village set amidst the classic green hills of San Gimignano. Its position also offers a marvellous charming view on this unique town and its surrounding countryside. Fattoria San Donato is a farmhouse...
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In the past the wish of each vine dresser was to make a good wine : this was the passional result that bound the vine dresser to his vineyard. "At the farm Il colombaio di Santa Chiara. Those bounds are still existing nowdays between my vineyards and...
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San Gimignano
Description
San Gimignano is located on a hill dominating the Valley of Elsa; it was declared by UNESCO World Heriatge Site for the medieval architecture of its historic centre.
Etruscan and Roman in origin, San Gimignano made itself independent from the bishops of Volterra; then it was conquered by Florence.
It was crossed by Via Francigena and ti is entirely surrounded by walls; on the top of the hill there are two main squares: that one of Cisterna, a triangle surrounded by buildings, and that one of the Duomo, where you can find both the Dome and the City Hall.
The 14 towers of varying height are the symbol of the town.
San Gimignano is also known for the production of the Vernaccia DOC white wine and the cultivation of the saffron.
Among the most interesting monuments to see in San Gimignano we point out here the Chiesa di Sant'Agostino (Saint Agostino Church), the Chiesa di San Jacopo (Saint Jacopo Church), the Chiesa di San Bartolo (Saint Bartolo Church), the Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta (Saint Mary Assunta Collegiate Church) and the Rocca di Montestaffoli (Montestaffoli Fortress).
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