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Villa San Paolo

4 Stars Hotel 

Address: Strada per Certaldo, San Gimignano, Italy

Location

Area information

San Gimignano rises on a hill (334 metres high) dominating the Elsa Valley with its towers. Once the seat of a small Etruscan village of the Hellenistic period (200-300 BC) it began its life as a town in the 10th century taking its name from the Holy Bishop of Modena, St. Gimignano, who is said to have saved the village from the barbarian hordes. The town increased in wealth and developed greatly during the Middle Ages thanks to the Via Francigena; the trading and pilgrim's route that crossed it. Such prosperity led to the flourishing of works of art to adorn the churches and monasteries. In 1199 it became a free municipality and fought against the Bishops of Volterra and the surrounding municipalities. Due to internal power struggles, it eventually divided into 2 factions, one headed by the Ardinghelli family (Guelphs) and the other by the Salvucci family (Ghibellines). On 8 May 1300, Dante Alighieri came to San Gimignano as the Ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany. In 1348 San Gimignano's population was drastically reduced by the Black Death Plague throwing the city into a serious crisis which eventually led to its submission to Florence in 1353. In the following centuries San Gimignano overcame its decline and isolation when its beauty and cultural importance together with its agricultural heritage were rediscovered. The construction of the towers dates back to the 11th and 13th centuries. The architecture of the city was influenced by Pisa, Siena and Florence. There are 14th century paintings of the Sienese School to be seen and 15th century paintings of the Florentine School.

Travel information

From Milano-Bologna-Firenze - from highway a1 direction south and choose exit Firenze-Certosa that connects immediately with Free-Way SGC Fi-Si Firenze-Siena. Exit at poggibonsi nord and follow signs for san gimignano. At san gimignano follow signs for certaldo. Hotel is located 4 KM away from the town on this direction. Entrance of the hotel on the left side. From Roma-Siena - from Rome take highway a1 direction north (Firenze) and choose exit valdichiana. Now direction Siena (50 KM). In Siena direction Firenze on the Free-Way Siena-Firenze. Exit poggibonsi nord and follow signs for San Gimignano. At San Gimignano follow signs for certaldo. Hotel is located 4 KM away from the town on this direction. Entrance of the hotel on the left side. From Pisa - from Pisa take Free-Way Pisa-Firenze, called Fi-Pi-Li, and choose exit of empoli ovest. Follow directions Siena-Poggibonsi, through castelfiorentino and certaldo (road number 429). At certaldo follow signs to san gimignano. Hotel is located 7 KM from certaldo on the way to san gimignano. Entrance of the hotel on the right side.

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