Still in San Gimignano, our group split up. The women and children went shopping and the men decided to walk up the famous tower. I think it really had nothing to do with being men/women, it just worked out that way.
We strolled inside and bought tickets to walk up many stairs.
It did not take so long to get to the top, and we had a nice view of the town. Here is the square below, and you can see another of the towers, one that is not open to be climbed though.
I also had a nice view back along the street we had used to walk into town. It really made me think of a maze or some sort of corridor.
From the top, you could see quite far off into the countryside. That is the benefit of all these hilltop towns in tuscany. Nice views.
Inside the tower, was nothing. It was just a hollow stone shell, apparently it had been used for everything from storage to a home for lepers over the centuries. This was not one of those palace or fortress type structures.In the adjoining building at the bottom, there was some nice art though. This was not part of the tower proper, but the now-museum that you needed to pass through to get in and out of the tower.
After our tower excursion was over, we all met up on the steps out front. Here is a nice group image of Claudia and Liam with Oma and Opa.
That is it for the San Gimignano stuff. On to the next exciting town....
2 comments:
Liam looks so sad. He probably wanted to climb the tower.
no, he probably wanted ice cream.
He would also not want to CLIMB the tower so much as be carried up the tower.
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