San Gimignano in Tuscany: 6 friends, 1 weekend, 5 Kilos gained enjoying it!

When deciding to go for a weekend in a countryside of Tuscany means meet with several friends who have never been there before, don’t think about how many hours you’ll spend by going up and down the hills, but just think how lucky you are…

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, three days of fabulous landscapes, wine-and-food tasting, homemade products flavours, people who talks locally and you can’t understand, parkings, souvenirs and Google maps as your best friend: this is a free ride in Tuscany! Enjoy it 😊

Starting from Brunello di Montalcino at Perucà - in San Gimignano
Starting from Brunello di Montalcino at Perucà – in San Gimignano

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San Gimignano, Siena - Tuscany
San Gimignano main square, Siena – Tuscany

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Here you are some of the popular towers of San Gimignano
Here you are some of the popular towers of San Gimignano
Dome, Churches and towers of San Gimignano, near Siena
Dome, Churches and towers of San Gimignano, near Siena
Task of San Gimignano
Tank of San Gimignano – ‘Cisterna’ in Italian

The Tank of San Gimignano has also been the inspiration of Escher in one of its architectural study!

another Tank's view
another Tank’s view
Towers and other ancient details of the city
Towers and other ancient details of the city
Letters, prints and mails: ancient ways of communication
Letters, prints and mails: ancient ways of communication
San Gimignano, view from the top
San Gimignano, view from the top

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And here you are some arts and crafts and typical products of San Gimignano:

Handmade and typical products
Handmade and typical products
Handmade bijoux
Handmade bijoux

Tuscan arts and crafts

An ancient kind of door bell!
An ancient kind of door bell!
Dragon door bell
Dragon door bell
Typical ham, salami in 'tagliere'
Typical ham, salami in ‘tagliere’

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‘Vernaccia’ is the typical wine from San Gimignano, so you can’t avoid to have a glass of wine while tasting genuine salami – like the typical ‘finocchiona’ – olive oil and the special guest ‘yellow- saffron‘ which is the very typical feature of this city (which differs from other little small cities of Tuscany):

Wonderful typical Italian ham
Wonderful typical Italian ham

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Italian Olive oil
Italian Olive oil
Super organic 'yellow-saffron'
Super organic ‘yellow-saffron’

At the end, the almost 5 pounds gained will be very appreciated if thinking back to all the delicious things you’ve tasted and discovered!

#NoteOfTheDay Kibom Bombom by As Meninas