Villa San Paolo

Surrounded by olive trees and Italian garden. The sunny swimming pool and the charming view on the towers of San Gimignano give the most modern comforts in an elegant and exclusive atmosphere.

Free entry to the Spa centre is included in the room rates and offers to the guests complete relaxation.

The panoramic restaurant is the ideal place for romantic candlelight dinners or special events.

Rooms: 78

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Hotel Facilities

General

Restaurant – Bar – Newspapers – Garden – Terrace – Non-Smoking Rooms – Rooms/Facilities for Disabled Guests – Elevator – Express Check-In/Check-Out – Safety Deposit Box – Soundproofed Rooms – Heating – Design Hotel – Luggage Storage – Gay Friendly

Activities

Tennis Court – Sauna – Fitness Centre – Solarium – Massage – Billiards – Jacuzzi – Hiking – Turkish/Steam Bath – Hammam – Indoor Swimming Pool – Outdoor Swimming Pool

Services

Room Service – Meeting/Banquet Facilities – Business Centre – Babysitting/Child Services – Laundry – Dry Cleaning – VIP Room Facilities – Breakfast in the Room – Currency Exchange – Car Rental – Fax/Photocopying – Ticket Service

Internet

Wired internet is available in the hotel rooms and costs EUR 10.00 per 24 hours.

Internet via TV is available in the hotel rooms and costs EUR 10.00 per 24 hours.

Guest Parking

Free Public parking is possible on site.

Hotel information

Hotel equipped with Wellness & Spa Centre. Entry to the wellness center is included in the rate of the room and is for over guests over 14 years old. Inside there is a heated pool, Aromarium Toscano, Hammam (turkish steam bath), Ice Fall, Gym area, percourse Kneipp.

Panoramic restaurant seats up to 100 people. Meeting and Congress Centre can accommodate up to
180.

Food & beverage

The panoramic Lampolla restaurant is the ideal place for romantic candlelit dinners or special events, where you can taste the chef's inventions, which balance tradition and creativity.

The view is a breathtaking scenario over San Gimignano and Certaldo. The restaurant has been presented with famous awards during 2005.

The half board option is available in 2007 for an additional cost per person a day with 3 courses from the menu and water and coffee included.

Area information

San Gimignano rises on a hill (334 metres 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 led 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 2 factions, one headed by the Ardinghelli family (Guelphs) and the other by the Salvucci family (Ghibellines). On 8 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.

Important information

The entry to the SPA is reserved to over 14 years old.

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