In medieval San Gimignano, saffron was worth more than gold. And the town paid its entire debt in tiny red threads picked at dawn. Also, this town of a few thousand people once had a skyline that bristled with seventy-two stone towers built not for defense but for bragging rights.
This self-guided audio tour on the Tourific app covers seventeen stops across the walled old town, taking you along the pilgrim road where the wealth was traded. On the way, you’ll hear how rival families turned the town into an arms race in stone, and meet Fina, whose quiet suffering gave the town its gentlest legend.
No group, no fixed start time. The tour runs on your phone with offline maps and audio. Pause for wine tasting at the hilltop fortress, duck into a frescoed church, and resume whenever you're ready.
Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours. Every booking comes with a full refund guarantee. For travelers who want depth from a San Gimignano walking tour, not a checkbox visit.
What's included
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Human tour guide at location
Any physical devices or headphones
What to expect
Porta San Giovanni
5m
Stand at the door that every pilgrim, merchant, and bishop walked through for three centuries.
Torre e Casa Campatelli
Pass by
Step inside the only tower in town that kept its hollow heart.
Piazza Della Cisterna
10m
Search the wellhead for the grooves that hundreds of years of rope left behind.
5m
Look up at two towers built to answer a rival family across the square.
Piazza del Duomo
10m
Cross the square where Dante once stood and delivered a speech that history still remembers.
Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta - Duomo di San Gimignano
Pass by
Enter a plain stone box and discover why every surface inside explodes into colour.
San Gimignano 1300
10m
See all seventy-two towers restored in miniature, the skyline this town has lost.
Rocca of Montestaffoli
10m
Climb to the highest point and taste the wine Dante named in his greatest poem.
Church of Sant'Agostino
10m
Meet the painter who fled plague in Florence and found it waiting for him here.
Chiesa di San Jacopo
Pass by
Pause at the church where a Templar cross and a Crusader legend guard the old pilgrim road.
Meeting and pickup
Meeting point
This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from the app or your booking platform, sent right after booking.
End point
Additional information
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
