Towers of San Gimignano host guided tour on 31 October
Published on 10/31/2026 at 09:08 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael MĂĽller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSGuided tour and tower history
- Pro Loco San Gimignano and Torre e Casa Campatelli present a guided tour on 31 October 2026.
- The event examines the origins, meaning and historical role of San Gimignano’s towers.
- Torre Grossa was completed in 1311 and reaches 54 metres in Piazza del Duomo.
Towers of San Gimignano host a guided tour at Torre e Casa Campatelli in San Gimignano (Italy’s historic tower town) on 31 October 2026. The programme examines why the medieval settlement has so many towers and what they meant in the city’s history.
The event gives visitors a current reason to connect the town’s skyline with one of its preserved tower houses.
Guided tour at Torre e Casa Campatelli on 31 October
The guided tour takes place at Torre e Casa Campatelli on Via San Giovanni on 31 October 2026. The official tourism listing gives the start time as 3.30pm and identifies the programme as a guided visit in Italian.
Its subject is the tower tradition of San Gimignano. The description focuses on the origins, meaning and historical role of the towers, rather than presenting Casa Campatelli only as a residential museum. The organisers named on the official listing are Pro Loco San Gimignano and Torre e Casa Campatelli. The official tour listing places the date and venue on the same page.
Casa Campatelli links a family home with tower history
Torre e Casa Campatelli is an eighteenth-century palazzo that incorporates a medieval tower dating from the twelfth century. The tower rises 28 metres, or 92 feet, and the property is managed by Fondo Ambiente Italiano, the national heritage organisation known as FAI.
The building therefore gives the 31 October programme a specific setting: visitors explore tower history inside a tower house rather than only viewing the skyline from a square. The residence retains original furnishings and includes material about the history of the village, as described by Visit Tuscany’s Campatelli guide.
The city’s best-known public tower provides a second point of reference. Torre Grossa stands beside the Palazzo del Podestà in Piazza del Duomo, reaches 54 metres and was completed in 1311. It is the highest tower in San Gimignano and is open to visitors with the Civic Museum, according to Visit Tuscany’s tower overview.
Visiting Towers of San Gimignano: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- The guided tour takes place on 31 October 2026 at Torre e Casa Campatelli, Via San Giovanni, with the official listing giving a 3.30pm start.
- The programme is conducted in Italian and concerns the origins, meaning and historical role of San Gimignano’s towers.
- Torre e Casa Campatelli is a tower house in Via San Giovanni, while Torre Grossa stands in Piazza del Duomo beside the Palazzo del PodestĂ .
- Torre Grossa reaches 54 metres and was completed in 1311; its climb is separate from the Casa Campatelli guided tour.
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Frequently asked questions about Towers of San Gimignano
When does the guided tour take place at Towers of San Gimignano?
The guided tour takes place on 31 October 2026 at Torre e Casa Campatelli, with the official listing giving a 3.30pm start.
What is Torre e Casa Campatelli?
It is an eighteenth-century palazzo incorporating a medieval tower dating from the twelfth century. The tower rises 28 metres and the property is managed by FAI.
Where are Towers of San Gimignano and how do you get there?
The programme venue is on Via San Giovanni in San Gimignano, while Torre Grossa is in Piazza del Duomo beside the Palazzo del PodestĂ .
