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Tourism in San Gimignano


The Fortress of Montestaffoli in San Gimignano

The Fortress of Montestaffoli was erected from the Florentines in 1351 on the homonymous hill.

The fortress is a building whose it is possible to see some remains such as a tower and some pieces of the ancient ring of walls.

The fortress, that is an important part of the ancient settlement of San Gimignano, is one of the highest point of the medieval town from which it is possible to admire a wide sight on the city of San Gimignano and on a group of remaining towers and house-towers.

From the Fortress of Montestaffoli is appreciable the town of San Gimignano that owes his charm to the walls, the towers, the brick roads and the adorned steps of manufactured stones.