San Gimignano walk

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• Mileage, time, elevation gain: 5 miles, 2 & 1/2 hours, 300 ft.

• Level of difficulty: easy

• Highlights: Beautiful views of San Gimignano - The walk is surrounded by vineyards - Strolling through the alleys of San Gimignano

Our drop point is by a local farmhouse that offers wine tasting. We can ignore it or take advantage of it! :-)
The walk is a mild ascent through vineyards. All of a sudden the 14 towers of the town of San Gimignano appear in front of our eyes. The view is simply breathtaking.
We soon arrive in San Gimignano where we can have a light lunch. The highlight of the local cuisine is zafferano (saffron). San Gimignano built its fortune on trade of this yellow spice. A local Vernaccia wine would be a perfect compliment. Or you may decide to have a panino (sandwich) with local prosciutto di cinta (ham) instead.
Lunch flies by. It's time already to stand up and stroll around town. San Gimignano is an intricate net of alleys and byways best visited while carrying a delicious gelato cone. Did you know that the Gelateria in San Gimignano won the Gelato World Championship? Take pictures and people back home will envy you to no end!
And if we make a late day of it and wait until the crowds of visitors have left, we might imagine ourselves making our way through a medieval town surrounded by the murmurs of the Etruscans and Romans, the Lombards and the Franks who all lived here in the past.  A transcendent experience for those with a passion for architecture and history.