Wedding in sangimignano

San Gimignano is on a hill dominating the river Elsa valley. It become a town in the 10th century, taking its name from the holy Bishop of Modena, San Gimignano, who is said to have saved the town from the barbarian hordes.
It developed a lot during the Middle Ages as part of the trading and pilgrim’s route of ‘Via Francigena’. Later it became a free municipality and due to internal power struggles, it divided into factions, one headed by Guelphs and the other by Ghibellines. Competition among rich families were shown by building tall towers –still present nowadays.The decline of San Gimignano started in 1353 with the submission to Florence  after the Black death plague.      

 
The Duomo, the People Palace and the ‘Torre del Podesta’ or Great Tower are worthwhile to be seen !
Typical tuscan food and the wellknown Vernaccia di San Gimignano wine makes the rest. Its well merited fame derives from its quality and appraisable characteristics.