Tuscany’s San Gimignano: MICHAL MALACHOVSKÝ

San Gimignano is beloved because of its skyline of medieval towers. Though a unique sight today, pointy skylines were the norm in Tuscany in the Middle Ages, when feuding noble families ran the hill towns (think Montagues and Capulets). Each family had its own private army that would periodically battle things out from the protection of its respective family towers. While some were built as a refuge against attackers, others were empty, chimney-like structures built only to boost noble egos. In the 14th century, San Gimignano, like other hill towns, fell under Florence's control. The Florentines usually asserted their power over the local nobles by ordering them to lop off their towers. But for whatever reason, some of San Gimignano's original skyline was allowed to remain intact. Today, 14 of its original 72 towers still stand. At the centre of town is Piazza della Cisterna, named for the cistern that is served by the old well standing in the centre of this square. Rustic-yet-proud facades crowd in a tight huddle around the well. I like imagining this square in pilgrimage times, lined by inns and taverns for the town's guests, with maids and children fetching water from the well.
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Tak sme postúpili do Mesta 15 kamenných veži, stredovekého Manhattanu, kedysi až 72 veži tam bolo, po ktorých ostali stopy a snáď pre niektorých aj dojmy 😎, vidíme vo videu aj dve identické veže - Torri dei Salvucci, bdeju nad kolískou Toskánska s fantastickými panoramatickými výhľadmi na okolitú zvlnenu krajinu, ach jaj od úžasu! Všetko nasnímané živou Inteligenciou, ukazujucou na to, že umelá sa jej nikdy nevyrovná 🙏 A dajme si tu aj najlepšiu zmrzlinku sveta 🍦

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MEGA THANKS

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