This is one of my favorite places - the town of fine towers. The towers, though plain, were once a sign of wealth and power, higher signifying more of each. At one point, apparently, the town administration passed a law limiting the height of each tower. One wealthy citizen, determined to demonstrate the level of his wealth circumvented the law by building two towers each reaching the maximum allowable height.
If you have seen the movie, "Tea with Mussolini" you may recognize that quite a bit of it took place in San Gimignano.
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