Historic Centre of San Gimignano
Also known as centro storico di San Gimignano
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Italy
Inscribed
1990
List reference
550
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Centre of San Gimignano is about 30 km north-west of Siena. The nearest other World Heritage site is Siena, about 30 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Siena · about 53,000 peopleabout 30 km south-east
- Florence · about 1,500,000 peopleabout 40 km north-east
- Pisa · about 203,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Livorno · about 156,000 peopleabout 60 km west
- Arezzo · about 92,000 peopleabout 65 km east
- Perugia · about 149,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
ItalyCultural29 km away
ItalyCultural38 km away
ItalyCultural48 km away
ItalyCultural59 km away
ItalyCultural61 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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