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Getting married in San Gimignano will allow you to step into a middle ages fairytale atmosphere.
San Gimignano, the "Medieval Manhattan", is one of the most unique Tuscan villages thanks to its preserved Medieval aspect of crumbling towers; for this reason Unesco recognized it as "World cultural and naturale heritage city".
San Gimignano is, by far, the most popular Tuscan hill town with its 14 tower; but there were at one time somewhere between 70 and 76 of the things spiking the sky above this unique village.
Beautiful as San Gimignano is, there's more than just art and countryside. Hundreds of years ago the residents grew crocuses and exported saffron throughout the known world; the ancient art is now being revived and currently an I.G.P. recognition paperwork is underway. Moreover a white wine whose origins are shrouded in the mists of time is produced in the surroundings hills: Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Some even suggest that the grapes used to make it were brought by the Etruscans. In any case, by the Renaissance Vernaccia was considered Italy's finest white wine, fit to fire the imaginations of poets, artists and Popes. Because of its historical renown, it was the first Italian wine to be awarded DOC status, in 1966
Enjoy the town at evening time, when the alleyways are empty and you can wander in the yellow light of street lamp. Relax in Piazza della Cisterna, centered around a 1237 well and guarded by the tall medieval towers; Visit the Duomo (Collegiata), in unmisteakeable Romanic style that hosts the masterpieces of renaissance painters such as Il Ghirlandaio, or the Museo Civico that conserve paintings from Pinturicchio and many others. Taste a cold glass of Vernaccia in one of the plenty of romantic Taverna at sunset
If you are planning a wedding in Italy and you love the peaceful and charming atmosphere of the Medieval Tuscany masterpieces you will be captured by San Gimignano that moreover offers you plenty of different options for your wedding's receptions and cerimonies that will satisfy all your desires.
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