Rocca di Montestaffoli

San Gimignano


The crumbling shell of the town's 14th-century fortress commands views across the valley and has a small playground and plenty of space to picnic in. It's also the location of the Vernaccia di San Gimignano Wine Experience.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby San Gimignano attractions

2. Museo Ornitologico

0.06 MILES

Occupying a decommissioned 16th-century church, this modest museum has a mournful collection of stuffed birds that dates back to 1886 and looks it.

3. Museo d'Arte Sacra

0.09 MILES

Works of medieval religious art from San Gimignano's key churches are on display in this modest museum. Particularly beautiful items made from precious…

4. Collegiata

0.1 MILES

Parts of San Gimignano's Romanesque cathedral were built in the second half of the 11th century, but its remarkably vivid frescoes, depicting episodes…

5. San Gimignano del 1300

0.1 MILES

Youngsters love this handmade ceramic re-creation of the medieval city, complete with houses, streets, towers and people as they would have looked in 1300…

6. Palazzo Comunale

0.11 MILES

The 13th-century Palazzo Comunale has always been the centre of San Gimignano's local government; its magnificently frescoed Sala di Dante is where the…

8. Torre e Casa Campatelli

0.13 MILES

Protected and opened to the public by the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI), the Italian National Trust equivalent, this art- and antique-filled tower house…