San Gimignano Travel Forum

can any one tell me where the nearest location to san gimignano italy. postcode 53037. it is possible to see the f.a. cup final live on 13 may 06. preferably in a bar,if not on which cable /satelite channel in area you can view ? many thanks.

can any one tell me where the nearest location to san gimignano italy. postcode 53037. it is possible to see the f.a. cup final live on 13 may 06. preferably in a bar,if not on which cable /satelite channel in area you can view ? many thanks.

Hi
we are a mixed age group of people travelling to Tuscany for a long weekend at the end of June. We are looking at somewhere reasonably priced to stay and like the look of this small village (San Donato) near San Gimignano.

I have seen the "Antica Dimora" accommodation which looks lovely but I have read a bad review of place and village.

Has anyone either stayed here or been to San Donato? what is the place like, any services in the village for an evening wander? (shops, cafes etc...)

Any info would be very grateful or other recommendations.

Many Thanks
Glenda

do you know any web sites or places to get the famous handpainted pottery,table tops and dinnerware of san gimignano? any info would be helpful.

thanks, frequent flyer

We have a few questions:

1) We can we have a civil wedding ceremony in San Gimignano. Is possible to have in a piazza? We are expecting about 50 people.

2) Who can perform the ceremony?

2) Is there a place were where can have a casull reception?

3) Is the day of week of the ceremony an issue?

We are spending a week in Rome and want to drive a car to Tuscany. My first thought was San Gimignano. We only have 2 days (one night) there. We would love to rent a villa and visit a vineyard. Should we stay in San G. or outside? Better yet a villa on a vineyard would hit the jackpot! any ideas?????

We'll be visiting some wineries in this region as well as Chianti and would like to ship wine home. Is this possible or is the cost just too high? Does anyone know how much wine you can take home with your luggage? Thanks!

I'm planning to stay in San Gimignano later in the year, flying to Pisa. Would also like to re-visit Siena, just for the day.
Do not want to drive.
Any ideas on buses/trains Pisa to SG and SG to Siena?

OK sorry for the spelling for some of the hilltowns.

Here's our plan. We're leaving Siena for Lucca by car. Along the way we thought of stopping the abovementioned towns. I'm wondering amongst the 3 which should we spend more time at? San G sounds like a tourist place which surprises me since it seemed so small and tucked away. How about the other two? they are sorta on the way as well.

thanks!

Hi, Six of us are going to stay for a week in a B&B near San Gimignano, and on one of the days we'd like to go biking in the Tuscan Countryside. Does anyone have any suggestions of the routes we could ride?

I'm in the final stages of planning our late September trip. We are planning a day trip, leaving from Chianti in Radda to San G with an option to go on to Volterra.

Iten Option #1 is to go to San G in the morning, lunch then on to Volterra (or not & stay the day)
or
Option # 2
Go to Volterra, lunch then to San G in the afternoon leaving around 6:00 pm (Sundown at 7:20 pm)

Any thoughts?????

hi

we are renting accomodation in San Gimignano for a week in September and while we are there we would like to make a day trip to Rome. I guess the best option is to take a train from Florence to Rome?
I found an italian site with the train times so that
should n't be a problem. Does anyone know if there are buses or trains into Florence from San Gimignano and how frequent they are ? Or are there tours from San Gimignano directly to Rome ?

Thanks,
Janeom

We will be arriving in Rome and need to travel to San Gimignano by some sort of public or private transportation with a fair amount of luggage. We have a car available to us when we arrive in San Gimignano so we don't want to rent a car just to get there from Rome. What are the best alternatives?

I am spending 5 days in San Gimignano Tuscany. I really want to do wine tasting at local wineries, any suggestions? Also, what nearby cities are close enough for a day trip?

Thanks

I'm a little confused. At first I was going to spend 1 night in San Gimignano & 2 nights in Siena. But many are saying San Gimignano is more beautiful. And others are saying there is more to see in Siena.

Does anyone have any advice on which place I should spend more time? What is your personal preference and Why?

(note - I have also asked this on the Siena Forum)

Hi all..

We are three students (girls) traveling to San Gimignano for only one night and are looking for something affordable, clean and nice. Any suggestions and recommendations?

Traveling through Italy with a group of 6 -- all of us big foodies... We'll be in San Gimginano for several meals. Tell me about your favorite places to eat. There are too many restaurants to choose from!

I'm with a group of 6 (3 couples) and we're hoping to find a great B&B, villa to rent or quaint hotel in/very near to San G. for 4 nights in order to gain easy access to Florenece, Sienna and Piza. Any suggestions? I'm open to anything. Going in late September. Thanks!

I will be visiting Tuscany in late September by a car. I have scratched visiting San Gimignano off my list because from what I read it is a tourist magnet in Tuscany. I do not mind crowds, but I try to avoid them. Sometimes you have no choice like Venice during the daytime it is full of tourist but they are all gather at around San Marco. Are the crowds during the day as bad as a read in many of Tourist guides? I was thinking maybe visiting San Gimignano late in the afternoon hoping much of the tourist have departed on their tour buses. Maybe even have dinner there.

Bill

Does anyone know of a good language school in the Gimignano area? And somewhere good and cheap to stay for 5 weeks?

we are looking for a lovely B&B/farmhouse stay for three days.

Any recommendations? We want peaceful, countryside (away from the roads)and are traveling with an 8 year old..
thanks