Is San Gimignano busy?

San Gimignano will take much less than 1 day to visit. It gets quite crowded mid-day, so I would get there ASAP in the morning, or in the early evening - around 5 or so. It is perhaps a 2-3 hr visit at most, unless you want to stop in every single souvenir shop.



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It's possible to walk along the 2176-metre perimeter of the second circle of the city walls that mark the historical centre of San Gimignano.

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Wear modest attire covering shoulders and knees when visiting the church. If you take a walking tour of the town or the surrounding vineyards, choose comfortable shoes and wear a hat and sunscreen in summer.

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