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San Gimignano: Private City Tour & tallest tower to the top

By Maria Maddalena Zuddas - Tourist guide
Free cancellation available
Price is €144 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 3h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • "Climb" the Main Tower in San Gimignano and enjoy panoramic views
  • Visit the Palazzo Pubblico and see the Sala di Dante and its fresco
  • Explore the Duomo and admire its medieval and Renaissance frescoes
  • See the Chapel of Santa Fina and its frescoes by Domenico Ghirlandaio
  • Enjoy a delicious ice cream in Cistern Square at a famous gelato shop

Activity location

    • San Gimignano
    • San Gimignano, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Via S. Giovanni, 126, 53037 San Gimignano SI, Italy
    • San Gimignano, Toscana, Italy

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San Gimignano: Private City Tour & tallest tower to the top

  • Activity duration is 3 hours3h
    3h
  • English
Starting time: 15:00
Price details
€144.00 x 1 Traveller€144.00
Total
Price is €144.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of San Gimignano
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour to Main Tower
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour to the Palazzo Pubblico
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour to the Sala di Dante
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour to the Duomo
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour to the Chapel of Santa Fina
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Transport to San Gimignano
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance ticket to Duomo - Palazzo Pubblico (San Gimignano Pass)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Ice Cream cost

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with mobility impairments, People with vertigo
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

What you can expect

Meet your guide and climb the 230 steps to the top of the Main Tower using comfortable and safe iron stairs that run along the tower's interior walls. From the top of the Main Tower, admire the Scurvy Tower, the Devil's Tower, and the famous “Twin Towers” of San Gimignano.

Next, visit the collection of ancient art in the Palazzo Pubblico and the Sala di Dante with its large fresco by Lippo Memmi. Then, enter the Duomo with its important medieval and Renaissance fresco cycles that adorn its walls. See the Chapel of Santa Fina with its charming frescoes painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio.

On the way back, stop in the Cistern Square to enjoy an ice cream together in one of the most famous ice cream shops in Italy.

Location

Activity location

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    • San Gimignano
    • San Gimignano, Toscana, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Via S. Giovanni, 126, 53037 San Gimignano SI, Italy
    • San Gimignano, Toscana, Italy