San Gimignano

The video starts in the direction of Radda in Chianti, the road is slightly uphill with constant average slope close to 7% near Radda in Chianti.
The road continues with ups and downs until Castellina in Chianti. Start here a steep descent that leads us to Poggibonsi offering splendid views of the valley below. We take the Val d'Elsa through Colle Val d'Elsa, Campiglia. A rise of almost 5 km to 5% with peaks of 11% leads to Castel San Gimignano. We turn towards our final goal, after a descent is still a climb of 4 km to 5% (up 8%) which ends in San Donato. Once down the hill and curves of the road, San Gimignano appears to us on a hill announced by its famous towers. After passing near the walls, we conclude our labor in a downhill where we can relax the muscles.
San Gimignano is a fairytale country, in the province of Siena. Characteristic for the Vernaccia wine and for its towers, stands on a hill overlooking the Val d'Elsa. Seat of a small Etruscan village of the Hellenistic period, he began his history around the tenth century, taking its name from the Holy Bishop of Modena, St. Gimignano, who is said to have saved the village from the barbarian hordes. Wealth and developed greatly during the Middle Ages thanks to the Via Francigena that crossed it. It is a real little gem, so precious that UNESCO has declared "World Heritage". Walking through the historic center means diving into the Middle Ages, in a fascinating glimpse of how the city would be more than seven hundred years ago.