Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Historic Centre of San Gimignano is a neighborhood in San Gimignano, Val di Elsa, Tuscany. Historic Centre of San Gimignano is situated nearby to the neighborhood Santa Chiara, as well as near the hamlet Monteoliveto.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Luca Aless, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Also known as: “Centro storico di San Gimignano”
Places of Interest
Highlights include piazza del Duomo and Torre Grossa.
piazza del Duomo
Square
Photo: Francesco Gasparetti, CC BY 2.0.
Piazza del Duomo is a city square in San Gimignano, Italy. It is connected to the nearby Piazza della Cisterna.
Torre Grossa
Torre Grossa is the tallest tower in San Gimignano, standing at 54 m high. It is one of the most iconic and well-known medieval towers in Tuscany. The tower was built in 1310.Collegiate Church of San Gimignano
Church
The Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta or Duomo di San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica in San Gimignano, in Tuscany in central Italy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Lucia and Pancole.
Santa Lucia
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Lucia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Gimignano, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 289. Santa Lucia is about 42 km from Siena and 4 km from San Gimignano.
Pancole
Hamlet
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pancole is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Gimignano, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 105. Pancole is about 50 km from Siena and 6 km from San Gimignano. Pancole is situated 4½ km northwest of Historic Centre of San Gimignano.
Ulignano
Village
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Ulignano is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of San Gimignano, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 688. Ulignano is about 40 km from Siena and 8 km from San Gimignano. Ulignano is situated 5 km northeast of Historic Centre of San Gimignano.
Historic Centre of San Gimignano
- Categories: old town, historic site, and locality
- Location: San Gimignano, Val di Elsa, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.46784° or 43° 28′ 4″ northLongitude
11.04318° or 11° 2′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8FMHF29V+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 2279303717OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q9724840
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Historic Centre of San Gimignano” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Historisch centrum van San Gimignano”
- French: “centre historique de San Gimignano”
- French: “Centre historique de San Gimignano”
- German: “Historisches Zentrum von San Gimignano”
- Italian: “centro storico di San Gimignano”
- Japanese: “サン・ジミニャーノ歴史地区”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “San Gimignanos historiske sentrum”
- Portuguese: “Centro Histórico de San Gimignano”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santa Chiara and Monteoliveto.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torre Chigi and Torre Rognosa.
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