San Gimignano is a great little town to visit. It’s very quaint. We drove in, but you can take a bus there too (25 min. from Florence). There are wonderful little shops that line the streets/walkways and as you look to the horizon you will see the remaining 14 medieval towers that it is known for (there were 72 towers at one point). Apparently, back then everyone wanted to beat the Jones’ so they were always trying to build a bigger, better tower as a sign of their wealth, superiority, etc. The competitive little town eventually got hit by a major plague and after that Florence took control of it. We sat and had coffee when we arrived. Later in the afternoon we had a really nice lunch and just enjoyed the atmosphere.
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| You can see the archways to all the little shops and if you look straight back, those are some of the towers. |
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| I ate pizza as much as possible on this trip. So light and satisfying. And of course, some Rose’ for lunch:) |
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| There was a viewing tower so we climbed up. I am not one for heights, but I survived. I have to look straight ahead whenever on a ski lift. Check out the view behind me. |
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| Another fabulous view from the viewing tower. |
