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Castel San Gimignano is a small village divided in two between the township of Colle di Val d’Elsa and San Gimignano, in the province of Siena. The village stands on the road to Volterra, on the boundary between the pro... more »
Fortified town, disputed for a long time between the Florentines and the Sienese, it fell under the domain of the Florentines in the middle of the 1300, when its economic power was at its maximum. The town is also famous, bec... more »
During ancient times, the village was simply known with the name Elsa , name that already appears on X century documents . Important is the fact that the ancient Via Francigena crossed the village. Between 990 and 994 the Arc... more »
