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Historic Centre of San Gimignano

French: Centre historique de San Gimignano
The Historic Centre of San Gimignano is a World Heritage site in Italy defined by the UNESCO in 1990 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 491 (702, 807) in our monthly survey..

"'San Gimignano delle belle Torri' is in Tuscany, 56 km south of Florence. It served as an important relay point for pilgrims travelling to or from Rome on the Via Francigena. The patrician families who controlled the town built around 72 tower-houses (some as high as 50 m) as symbols of their wealth and power. Although only 14 have survived, San Gimignano has retained its feudal atmosphere and appearance. The town also has several masterpieces of 14th- and 15th-century Italian art."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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