So today we ducked out of Siena for a few hours to see a nearby town called San Giomignano that my German teacher recommended to me (vielen dank, Petra!). It's a beautiful medieval city (as many of them seem to be here in Tuscany).The big draw of San Gimignano is 15 towers that were built in the city way back in the day. Originally there were 72 towers, but most of them now are broken or cropped, still the remaining are enough to give an unmistakable mark to the town.
It was a nice break from the touristy madness that's surrounding the campo in Siena right now. I continue to be amazed by the fact that if you just step off the main drag in these towns, all the tourists just up and disappear. Nick and I had such a nice time walking through the city today on all the back streets before we climbed up in the town and then high tailed it back to Siena so we didn't miss the actual race (wouldn't that just be the story of my life??).Gorgeous town though, nice for a quick day trip if you happen to be in the area.
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