Standing at the other side of piazza della cisterna, you can see how it got it's name. Cisterna (cistern or tank). There is a well in the middle of the piazza. When I looked down into the well, it was quite large, but empty.
Upon arriving to the gates of the town, you can easily walk to piazza della cisterna within 10 minutes. You can see some of the towers here in the background.
Standing at the other side of piazza della cisterna, you can see how it got
it's name. Cisterna (cistern or tank). There is a well in the middle of the piazza.
When I looked down into the well, it was quite large, but empty.
About 100 meters away from piazza della cisterna is the Duomo (the church). This was a
good place to rest up and people watch.
Next to the Duomo and at the base of one of the towers, where was a large courtyard with
frescos and paintings on the walls. There were many painted symbols of family crests everywhere.
Above the Duomo is the remains of a fortified wall. There were many gun ports. This is the
view you get when looking out of one of the gun ports.
After climbing up one of the lookout towers on the old fortified wall, we looked out
onto the surrounding community in the north west direction. Plenty of rolling hills in
the countryside and lots of greenery make this place a great view point.
On the way back through the town, we stopped and looked through some art shops. This
shop specialized in making alibaster sculptures. When you look out the window, you can
see down via san giovanni, one of the main pedestrian streets in the town.
Helena standing in front of one of the many sausage and wine shops. She is holding a bag
of funghi (mushrooms).
Of all the pictures I took, this one seems to invoke the most emotion for me. Anybody living
in New York will immediately know the relevance of this image. As I mentioned earlier,
San Gimignano has many towers. These two towers remind me of the twin towers
that were destroyed by terrorists in New York.