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Manhattan? It existed in medieval times in San Gimignano. The most influential families built towers – the higher the tower, the more powerful the family. San Gimignano and Vernaccia are a must for tourists visiting Tuscany. Not far from there you can find Volterra, known as the town of alabaster to this day used by expert craftsmen to create unique works of art, and the Abbey of San Galgano with its famous sword in the rock, origin of the legend of King Arthur. |