I'm looking at some towns to visit from San Gimignano. I'd like to know if any/all are good, how many in a day, and any other suggestions.
Barberino Val d'Elsa
Certaldo
Lucignano
Casole d'Elsa
Colle Val d'Elsa
Poggibonsi
Staggia Senese
Radicondoli
Chiusdino
Thanks
They are all good.
You can easily kill a couple a day, at least.
Of the ones you mentioned (and one that you didn't) the ones you shouldn't miss are:
Monteriggioni
Volterra
Certaldo
The above are the must see, besides San Gimignano.
Colle is nice too and very near (and on the way to Monteriggioni.
Staggia has a nice fortress and is very close to Colle VE and Monteriggioni.
Poggibonsi is good for shopping at the supermarkets (Coop), but I wouldn't include it in the top 5. It's kind of industrial town nowadays, although they have an ok historical center.
Lucignano, is quite a distance, so you could eliminate.
Radicondoli is a long way too.
Chiusdino could be included in a trip to the Abbey of San Galgano, if you go there. However it's quite a long way.
The last 3 are a bit distant. If you have to travel that far, then you might also consider the Val D'Orcia (like PIenza).
Lucignano is nice, but if you have to go all the way to the Chiana valley, then you might as well see Cortona instead of Lucignano.
