The origins of San Gimignano are very old, memories are mentioned in Roman times, legend has it that the village had been built by two brothers Romany, accomplices fled because of the conspiracy of Catiline.

For the characteristic medieval architecture of its historic center has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The site of San Gimignano, despite some restorations otto-novecenteschi, is mostly intact appearance due-trecentesco and is one of the best examples in Europe of organization municipal urban age.