北義我來啦~歐洲處女行Day2 (聖吉米安諾)

Day 2 羅馬-> 聖吉米安諾(San Gimignano)

約莫中午降落羅馬達文西機場
跟當地司機Robeto會合之後, 即出發前往第一個景點
位於托斯卡那地區的中世紀古城San Gimignano
(另一座古城為西恩納Siena, 但聽說西恩納入城費超高)
羅馬附近真的很會塞
大概塞了一個多小時出羅馬區域
車行才開始順暢


塞車塞車塞車


在休息站吃點心 寶貝吃的東西叫做apollo



托斯卡那的藍天和綠地


托斯卡納區 窗外美景俯拾即是

下午4點多到達
走了一小段路看到聖吉米安諾這個小古城
超興奮


photo from http://www.sangimignano.com/sghomei.htm

讓人驚訝的
並沒有什麼遊客
不如想像中擁擠
所以非常悠閒自在地造訪
領隊如果照往年來說, 這個時節算冬天, 是不會有什麼遊客的
但今年暖冬讓我們來的好不如來的巧
哈


城門口






走進聖喬凡尼門, 進入聖吉米安諾




聖喬凡尼街(Via San Gimignano), 水井廣場(Piazza della Cisterna), & 大教堂廣場(Piazza del Duomo)





許多塔樓


A Brief Story of San Gimignano fr. http://www.sangimignano.com/sstoriai.htm

San Gimignano rises on a hill (334m high) dominating the Elsa Valley with its towers. Once the seat of a small Etruscan village of the Hellenistic period (200-300 BC) it began its life as a town in the 10th century taking its name from the Holy Bishop of Modena, St. Gimignano, who is said to have saved the village from the barbarian hordes. The town increased in wealth and developed greatly during the Middle Ages thanks to the "Via Francigena" the trading and pilgrim's route that crossed it. Such prosperity lead to the flourishing of works of art to adorn the churches and monasteries. In 1199 it became a free municipality and fought against the Bishops of Volterra and the surrounding municipalities. Due to internal power struggles it eventually divided into two factions one headed by the Ardinghelli family (Guelphs) and the other by the Salvucci family (Ghibellines). On the 8th May 1300 Dante Alighieri came to San Gimignano as the Ambassador of the Guelph League in Tuscany. In 1348 San Gimignano's population was drastically reduced by the Black Death Plague throwing the city into a serious crisis which eventually led to its submission to Florence in 1353. In the following centuries San Gimignano overcame its decline and isolation when its beauty and cultural importance together with its agricultural heritage were rediscovered. The construction of the towers dates back to the 11th and 13th centuries. The architecture of the city was influenced by Pisa, Siena and Florence. There are 14th century paintings of the Sienese School to be seen and 15th century paintings of the Florentine School.


市政廳對面就是大教堂The Duomo(or Collegiate Church)
領隊說可以進去參觀
剛下飛機的我們想一想不是教徒
不要亂進人家教堂好了
但結果去米蘭, 梵蒂岡狂參觀教堂
後來就當體驗另一種文化跟氣息
像外國人來台灣也去龍山寺行天宮
我們也不會介意 是吧



大教堂跟門前階梯, 聽說教堂裡面珍藏了許多藝術品


聖吉米安諾的特產是手繪瓷盤, 火腿, 一堆山豬標本, 還有紅酒
聖喬凡尼街上賣的不外乎這些東西



Tuscan art ceramics



怵目驚心的豬頭

一家店的老闆娘切了火腿給我們試吃
老實說
不好吃
超腥的
慶幸只咪了一小片嚐味道

Surprises in San Gimignano

1. 無人廁所, 需投錢才會自動開鐵門
2. Museo Torture
3. 義大利人還是會隨便晾內衣的


晚餐是托斯卡納風味餐
但口味不甚喜歡
蔬菜濃湯-> 超酸沒配料蕃茄義大利麵-> 雞腿-> 提拉米蘇 加免費紅酒任你喝
最喜歡的是紅酒
老闆老闆娘是義大利人
店內好像專門接待亞洲人


店裡的貓咪 有肥到 直接躺在暖氣出風口 超可愛



當晚住宿在HOTEL DA VINCI
http://www.hotelda-vinci.it/index.htm 四星級
時尚儉約風 很乾淨
我跟寶貝都挺喜歡的tone

查了一下價錢
1. Double Room (B&B) Total: 110€
2. Superior Room (B&B) Total: 130€




我跟寶貝回頭來看

都不約而同覺得很喜歡聖吉米安諾這個中世紀山城

可能到訪的時機也對吧

空氣清新

兩旁櫥窗總有令人驚奇的事物

夕陽西下

光影在塔上在城中浮掠

漫步遊走

感受他的歷史 他的興衰

他的美麗與哀愁



很nice的地方

但上廁所要收錢

哈

40 cent