Tuscany: San Gimignano - View over the village

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The medieval town of San Gimignano is located on a hill, 56 km south of Florence. Though the city is Etruscan in origin, its rise began towards the end of the 9th century, when the Bishop of Volterra gave it permission to hold a weekly market.
San Gimignano - View over the village
Date: May 13, 2005
Longitude: 11° 2.58'
Latitude: 43° 28.06'

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Map references: left: courtesy CIA, middle: courtesy US LoC Map Collection, right: courtesy NASA.
This page has been updated on: 2007-Nov-08