On Saturday we went to a walled medieval town called San Gimignano. It was a beautiful day, and the town was really nice. In medieval times, in many cities (Forence is one of them), people built tower houses for safety. I guess there was a lot of thievery and fighting going on and living in towers kept people safe. It would be a lot harder to break into a tower than a house. Anyway, San Gimignano still has 15 of its original 72 towers.
On the day we were there, we heard a free outdoor concert by a Canadian high school brass band. At the same time, there was a special festival going on with all the artisans from the city showcasing their art and even performing art for us. Opa bought a leather belt from a leather crafter and we watched a man create things out of alabaster, and Maggie was given a small bud vase. There was a potter who created a beautiful hand made vase in only 10 minutes. When you watch them, they make it look so easy! There were some people preparing a temporary wood-burning kiln for firing the pottery.
We saw a castle ruin and we had a glass of wine at a "wine museum" and then we walked around the old wall that bordered the city.
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