San Gimignano, known as the "city of beautiful towers," had 72 towers in its heyday. Now 14 remain, and, rising above Tuscany's Elsa Valley, they make the town look like a medieval dreamscape. Take in the fresco-covered Collegiate Church, the Civic Museum and the views from atop 177-foot Torre Grossa. Daytrippers from Florence tend to fill up the streets during the day, so for a more up-close-and-personal look at the town, spend the night.
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Welcome in our house! Walking distance from San Gimignano, one of the most important towns of Tuscany, during the wine tour you'll discover a part of Tuscany that few people knows. You'll understand how is the countrylife in this part of the world. Please check our website for detailed info and email us for reservation and/or questions and special requests. We wait to welcome you, as private or group. Reservation required to tour the farm.
We were so well taken care of by Fausto and Rikkaa. This is a family owned vineyard that makes some incredible wines. We had a great stay here for 2 nights and wished we had booked longer. Fausto helped us with everything from making reservations to recommending masseuses and restaurants. Rikkaa is very well versed sommelier who gave us great winery recommendations as well. However, with all the wines we tried in the region, we liked Guardastelle's wine the best and already bought 6 bottles shipped home!
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Galleria Gagliardi is an extremely important cultural reference, among the most complete for the permanent promotion and sale of contemporary art: painting and sculpture. Every work is always subject to a scrupulous selection process, with every piece chosen directly in the studios of the artists with whom we work, constantly encouraging them to perform research, renewing their approach, improving their skills in order to present works of the very highest quality.
I and my wife were on a recent Tauck tour of Italy and enjoyed the small town of San Gimignano. Much to my surprise I saw this unassuming Gallery and went in to see what was displayed. It was an excellent contemporary and modern showing of excellent French and Italian artists. I bought four works: Ceramic, Bronzes and an oil painting. The works were shipped extremely carefully and I could not be more please. If in San Gimignano it is a must see. Pat Rayes Dallas, Tx, USA
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Come and relax in the fresh air with social distancing with our wines and good food.The vineyards and winery have been lovingly tended by the Carlesi-Zucconi family since 1973. Begin with a stroll through the vines on your guided tour of one of this region's most traditional wineries. See how we make and mature our wines in the underground cantina; then afterwards relax with breathtaking views of San Gimignano and the surrounding bucolic Tuscan countryside while enjoying our premier wines accompanied by local cuisine.
YOU have got to go see this winery/vineyard!!! It is the BEST...and David is wonderful. You can really tell that he cares about wine/food/people. It is an awesome tour of the vineyard and family chapel and then you are served a WONDERFUL lunch! We had about 1.5 hours before checking into our AirBnB, and David let us just stay outside, having some wine and enjoying the Tuscany sun. It was wonderful!!! We bought 2 bottles of his DELICIOUS wine. If you are anywhere near San Gimignano, don't miss this vineyard. It is the BEST!!!!
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Located in San Gimignano, Campatelli is an 18th-century building that features one of the town’s famous medieval towers. The residence of a high-ranking family in the 19th and 20th centuries, Casa Campatelli reconstructs - through its fornitures, decor, paintings and private mementos - the ambience and history of a traditional Tuscan family and society of a bygone age, set against the background of 1000 years of history, recounted with sophisticated digital technology that encapsulates the origin of the legend of San Gimignano, givin visitors a deeper insight unto the town.
It is well worth visiting this house early on if you are visiting san Gimignano for the first time- and don’t miss the excellent video presentation. This gives a brief insight into the history of both the house and the town and helps put much of what you see later ( such as the frescoes in the duomo) into context.
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I was born in 1967 in San Gimignano, and here I decided to live and work.Since I was a young boy, the passion for photography has fascinated me, at the beginning because I felt I was immortalizing happy moments. And as I grew up I felt more and more that this hobby could become a serious occupation. As early as 1997 I had the chance to illustrate catalogues and books in collaboration with several national and international magazines (Conde Nast, Rusconi, Mondatori and others).Now he is looking towards a different type of image: a silent landscape where the human person, even though invisible, is always present and leads us towards a melancholic kind of joy.My first book "Viaggio nella Campagna Toscana" ("A Journey through Tuscan Landscapes") was published in 1998 after long and careful work so as to lead the reader on a poetic and aesthetic journey through the beauty of Tuscany. My wife Renata and I then decided to open a photo shop in San Gimignano, the first of its kind to sell colour and black and white photographs taken by me and printed in my own workshop. Our "La Bottega del Sale", the medieval "Salt Shop"in the Piazza Duomo, was inaugurated in April 2000 where we started this beautiful adventure which has brought us such great satisfaction.My journey as a photographer has grown steadily over the years. Initially I specialised in photographing landscapes, architecture and art. Later I tried to catch the soul of a silent landscape where the human being - even if not visibile - is always there conveying a feeling of melancholic joy. The second book of colour shots was published in 2008, with the title "Toscana dell'Anima" ("Tuscany of the Soul"), a volume of photographs selected together with poems of Tuscan authors of every age, from passionate verses from Cecco Angiolieri and Dante Alighieri to calmer and more ironic poets such as Folgore da San Gimignano and Aldo Palazzeschi. In the meantime, I have exhibited, participated in special events, and shown my work at "Rencontres de la Photographie" in Arles (France) in 2008 and 2009.I succeeded in realizing my first volume in black and white after years awaiting and respecting the flow of nature, in order to be able to photograph a landscape not just in its authentic form, but as my eyes would always like to see it. You must not be in a hurry when wishing to reproduce the sensations that flow through you when seeing a beautiful thing, and so "Toscana, occhi nel Silenzio" ("Tuscany, Eyes in the Silence") was published in 2010.
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We had a fantastic time. The wine was delicious and generous. Caterina had good English and the setting was stunning, we looked out over the vineyard in dappled shade and felt in heaven. AND there were three gorgeous dogs who came and sat with us (we encouraged this, I'm sure they would remove them if you wanted that) but it all just gave it such a lovely, relaxed, homely feel. It felt the opposite of 'commercial' or 'big business' - a lovely, cute, family-run business in a stunning setting. We loved the wine and came away a fair few bottles! Highly recommended T x
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Cesani's Family and Staff will be pleased to welcome you at Cesani's Winery, located only 5 km from San Gimignano (Siena) in our professional tasting room or on the nice panoramic terrace where you can sit and taste our organic wines, introduced with competence and passion, giving you the opportunity to listen to the history, the producing process and the organoleptic features of all our products. You will taste 2 Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG white wine (the 1st Italian DOC wine in 1966), 1 Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG, 1 Rosso Toscano "Ciliegiolo" and "Luenzo" our best selection of Sangiovese. Tuscan Pecorino cheese and bruschette with our organic extra-virgin olive oil will be combined with all the wines. You will be guided also, in a visit of our simple but efficient estate cellar and make you discover that tradition and technology are for us, inseparable concepts. Simplicity and professionalism are the main features of high-quality wines.
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Podere la Marronaia, a family story behind a bottle. Podere la Marronaia is a small familyrunned farm involved in the biodynamic method of cultivation of grapes and olives. Podere la Marronaia produces white, red and rosè wines and extra virgin olive oil. Wine and olive oil tastings are possible as well as farm visit.
the experience was wonderful, the staff(( Family ) wine tasting fresh homemade food , the charming family dogs , all perfect ….would recommend to family and friends …..Can't wait to go back
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Casa Lucii is a historic family-run winery located in the hills of San Gimignano, a medieval village in the heart of Tuscany between Siena and Florence. Our production is entirely organic and includes Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Chianti, Chianti Colli Senesi, Toscano Sangiovese, Rosé Toscano and one of the best extra virgin olive oils in Tuscany. The passion for certified organic farming since 2000 and the care of our territory of ancient origins and extraordinary beauty accompanied by continuous research of high quality guarantee unique and excellent products that can also be appreciated during guided tours and tastings on the farm. We are waiting for you!
We had a group of 10 of us and we had a terrific tour of the wine facilities and grounds and a fabulous wine tasting with a full meal lunch. Lorenzo and Renata were great hosts to us. I would highly recommend going here for a wine tasting if you are in the area and we will definitely be going back on our next trip to Italy!
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