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San Gimignano: All you need to know

San Gimignano, famous for vernaccia and for its towers, stands on top of a pass that dominates the Valley of Elsa. It is the centre of a small Etruscan village of the Hellenic period. Its history started around the X century when it took the name of the Saint Bishop of Modena: San Gimignano, who is said to have saved the village from the barbaric hordes. The village underwent great development during the Middle Ages thanks to the Via Francigena which went right through it. This is how San Gimignano experienced an extraordinary blossoming of works of art decorating churches and convents took place in San Gimignano.

In 1199, San Gimignano became a free town, fought against the Bishops of Volterra and the surrounding towns, and suffered from internal conflicts, which ended up dividing it into two sections, one headed by the Ardinghelli (guelfi) and the other by the Salvucci (ghibellini). On May 8th, 1300 it hosted Dante Alighieri, ambassador of the Guelfa league in Tuscany. The terrible plague of 1348 and the following depopulation threw San Gimignano into a severe crisis.

The small town, as a consequence, had to surrender itself to the power of Florence (Firenze). San Gimignano only got out of the degradation and abandonment of the following centuries when the beauty of the town, its cultural importance and its original agricultural identity started to be rediscovered.

Further information: Comune San Gimignano Web Site

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  • Weekly Market
    Monday Carrara
    Monday ( Avenue J.F.Kennedy ) Lido di Camaiore
    Thursday ( Promenade ) Lido di Camaiore
    Sunday ( Promenade ) Summer Only Lido di Camaiore
    Monday Seravezza
    Monday Bagnone
    Tuesday Massa
    Tuesday Cinquale
    Tuesday Viareggio
    Thursday ( Promenade & Centre ) Viareggio
    Saturday ( Marco Polo ) Viareggio
    Tuesday ( Piazza degli Alpini ) Capezzano Pianore
    Tuesday Massarosa
    Tuesday Fivizzano
    Wednesday ( Guglielmo Marco Square 8am 2pm ) Forte dei Marmi
    Wednesday Stiava
    Wednesday Pontremoli
    Thursday ( Statuto Square ) Pietrasanta
    Thursday Marina di Carrara
    Friday ( Oberdan Street ) Camaiore
    Friday Torre del Lago Puccini
    Friday ( Centre ) Marina di Massa
    Friday Villafranca Lunigiana
    Saturday ( Tonfano ) Marina di Pietrasanta
    Saturday Querceta
    Saturday Aulla
    Saturday Pontremoli
    Sunday ( From Easter until September, Guglielmo Marconi Square ) Summer Only Forte dei Marmi
    Sunday Torre del Lago Puccini
    Sunday Licciana Nardi
    Sunday Marina di Carrara
    Everyday ( Centre ) Partaccia
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    La Bussola - Viale Roma, 44 (Lungomare) 55045
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