Today's travel photo is of an old wooden door in the courtyard of Palazzo Comunale in San Gimignano, Italy. The town of San Gimignano is a beautifully preserved medieval town in Tuscany and I absolutely loved walking along its cobblestone streets. Palazzo Comunale, also known as "The People's Palace", was built during the 13th and [...]
Tuscany is full of little medieval towns, and one of the greatest examples that we saw during our travels in Italy is San Gimignano. This 13th century town is well known for it’s many towers that were built over the years, many of which are still standing today. The entire town is beautifully preserved as it [...]
After visiting the beautiful old town of Siena the day before, I was excited to continue on the medieval path through Tuscany to the small town of San Gimignano. Like many towns in the area, it originated as an Etruscan village but was built up into the town it is today during the middle ages. [...]
This weeks photo is of the courtyard inside the old town hall in San Gimignano, Italy. A well preserved, walled medieval town, San Gimignano is known for it's amazing towers that were built throughout the town in the 12th and 13th centuries.
