Through the right-hand arch you can just make out the piers of the Ponte alla Grazie upstream of the Ponte Vecchia. I took this as I was waiting for my ride to take me for the start of the bus tour I did.
The first stopping place on the bus tour I did on my first Saturday was San Gimigniano - the city of towers. There were, apparently something like 60 towers in the city's hayday but they are now left with just a dozen or so. We got to walk to the top of the Torre Grande (big tower - how original). I took some photos on the way up and at the top.
This one was taken from about half-way up the Torre Grande.
From the top looking out over San Gimigniano and the Chianti region countryside.
More Chianti region countryside.
They keep the big bell in a cage so no-one can ring it (as if I would).
Looking down over one of San Gimigniano's piazzas.
Another view over San Gimigniano and one of the other remaining towers.
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(An aside. If you inspect the meta-data on these photos by any means you will see that they were apparently taken in the evening. Well yes, but the evening was Australian time as I didn't reset the camera's clock- doh!)
