City view focusing on the ancient architecture of San Gimignano with a fine diagonal composition and a nice view through to the tall towers. In this photo image, you are surrounded, as it were, by high walls with the most beautiful brick creations and window works with wooden window shutters that exude the typical medieval character.
Between the roofs are visible two tall towers that dot this medieval city.
In total, San Gimignano has 14 such tall towers that were built between the 12th and 14th centuries as prestige objects by the wealthier families of this city.
The town was prosperous because it was on the pilgrimage route towards Rome.
San Gimignano is a beautiful medieval town in the province of Siena and in region of Tuscany.
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