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Places we visited:
San Gimignano - "an unforgettable skyline"... 14 towers of varying heights- both Romanesque and Gothic architecture, with outstanding examples of secular buildings as well as churches.
The "Historic Centre of San Gimignano" is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Volterra - Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods
The White Beach Rosignano – Maldives in Italy
Castello di Bolgheri- Viale dei Cipressi- is a 5-kilometre tree-lined (cypress trees) road which connects the Oratory of San Guide with the historic Centre of the village of Bolgheri
Siena - Siena is a masterpiece of Italian Romanesque–Gothic architecture, is famous for its cuisine, art, museums, medieval cityscape and the Palio, a horse race held twice a year. The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site
Val d'Orcia - Its landscape has been depicted in works of art from Renaissance painting to modern photography. In 2004 the Val d'Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites
Cappella Madonna di Vitaleta- One of the most photographed churches in Tuscany.
De Cypresses "The Gladiator" point- 2000, Gladiator, by Ridley Scott
Pienza- between the towns of Montepulciano and Montalcino, is the "touchstone of Renaissance urbanism." In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site
Montepulciano - It sits high on a 605-metre (1,985 ft) limestone ridge. The walls of the city date to around the 14th century