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Touring Castel San Gimignano in Italy

Castel San Gimignano in the region of Tuscany is a city located in Italy - some 128 mi or ( 206 km ) North-West of Rome , the country's capital city .

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Time in Castel San Gimignano is now 04:41 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Rome " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Rome, Ravenna, Prato, Pomarance, and Poggibonsi. Being here already, consider visiting Rome . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Castel San Gimignano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Vendemmia 2011 San Gimignano Toscana - 2011 harvest in San Gimignano Tuscany

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Interesting facts about this location

Monteriano

Monteriano is a fictional Tuscan hill town. It was the original title and is the principal locale of E. M. Forster's 1905 novel Where Angels Fear to Tread. The author describes the town in an incomplete faux entry to Central Italy by Baedeker as follows:— Monteriano (pop. 4800). Hotels: Stella d'Italia, moderate only; Globo, dirty. *Caffè Garibaldi. Post and Telegraph office in Corso Vittorio Emmanuele, next to theatre. Photographs at Seghena's (cheaper in Florence).

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Located at 43.40 11.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Fictional populated places in Italy

SanGimignano1300

SanGimignano1300 is an artistic and historical museum located in the old city of San Gimignano. The museum was inaugurated in February 2010.

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Located at 43.47 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 2010 establishments in Italy, Art museums and galleries in Italy, Art museums established in 2010, History museums in Italy, Museums in Tuscany

Piazza della Cisterna

Piazza della Cisterna is a piazza in San Gimignano, Italy. It has a triangular shape with a slight natural slope and is connected to the nearby Piazza del Duomo by an open passage. The pavement is brick and the piazza is surrounded by houses and medieval towers. In the south-west corner, the piazza meets the Arc of Becci, (l'arco dei Becci), an ancient city gate.

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Located at 43.47 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Tuscany, Piazzas in Italy, Visitor attractions in Tuscany

Collegiate Church of San Gimignano

The Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica located in San Gimignano, Tuscany, central Italy, situated in the Piazza del Duomo at the town's heart. The church is famous for its fresco cycles which include works by Domenico Ghirlandaio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Taddeo di Bartolo, Lippo Memmi and Bartolo di Fredi.

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Located at 43.47 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Basilica churches in Italy, Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Tuscany, Collegiate churches, Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, Via Francigena

Palazzo Comunale, San Gimignano

The Palazzo Comunale, also known as the Palazzo del Popolo of San Gimignano has been the seat of the civic authority in the comune since the 13th century. It is located on the Piazza del Duomo close to the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The building and Collegiate Church are at the heart of the medieval town, and are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the "Historic Centre of San Gimignano".

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Located at 43.47 11.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in Italy, City and town halls in Italy, Museums in Tuscany, Palaces in Tuscany, Towers in Italy