Florence and Siena were mortal enemies for 300 years. San Gimignano built 72 towers to flex its wealth — 14 still stand. This triangle is Tuscany at its most intense.
Build this itinerary →Uffizi (€25). Ponte Vecchio. Lunch at All'Antico Vinaio (€5 schiacciata). Campanile (414 steps, €30 combined) or Brunelleschi's dome (463 steps).
Bus from Florence: 1h15, €8.40. Siena's Piazza del Campo — sloping shell of red brick where the Palio runs (July 2, Aug 16). Duomo: striped marble, inlaid floor (uncovered Aug–Oct). Climb the Facciatone (€10). Museo Civico (€10): Lorenzetti's Allegory of Good and Bad Government (1338).
Bus from Siena: 1h15 via Poggibonsi. 14 surviving towers from 72 — 12th–13th century status symbols. Torre Grossa (€9, 54m). Collegiata church (€5): frescoes covering entire interior. Gelateria Dondoli — World Gelato Champion, try Santa Fina (saffron cream + pine nut). Local wine: Vernaccia di San Gimignano, only white DOCG in Tuscany, €3–4/glass.
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