Best San Gimignano Day Trips & Things to Do

One of Tuscany's most notable destinations is this walled "medieval Manhattan" famous for its towers. San Gimignano, the "city of the beautiful towers," has a skyline to match any city in the world due to the tower houses that were built by its ruling families in centuries past as symbols of wealth and power, of which 14 are still standing. Its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site where you will also find the Museo Civico, whose Sala di Dante is where the revered Dante Alighieri addressed the town council in 1299.