San Gimignano, known as the 'city of beautiful towers' had seventy-two towers in its heyday, and the city stood firm against Attila the Hun, now only fourteen towers remain and they are very splendid indeed. And here it is, pictured left, all wrapped up in its medieval finery. It was great to be able to take Abbi to see the city, especially before she goes off to see Sienna tomorrow - the contrast is superb and she is getting to see that Tuscany can't just be written as a whole when there is so much more about it. Indeed the term should really be the Italian Renaissances, i.e. the plural word because there is more than one Renaissance on display as you travel through the regions. Although, of course, all of it owes much to the medieval years, even if it can be terribly touristy but I am a tourist and I just love the atmosphere of it. I had a hankering to listen to this:
