However, I have to admit, there were some pretty darn good treats and the best cappuccinos I ever had and this was especially the case while visiting the town of San Gimignano.

After a night out in Florence I needed a good breakfast to help me recover. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find it anywhere near my hotel (which was not in the centre of Florence but a 10 Euro cab ride away). It was this day that I planned to go to San Gimignano and so we ventured off hoping to find some delicious alternatives in the medieval hill top town.

I wasn’t exactly ready to eat yet anyways so after a 45 minute drive we entered through the old protective city wall and immediately found an adorable cafe. The cappuccino was perfect, as usual for Italy, and the desserts were no bacon and eggs but they hit the spot nonetheless. My favourite was the tart filled with apples. After a night out in Florence I needed a good breakfast to help me recover.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find it anywhere near my hotel (which was not in the centre of Florence but a 10 Euro cab ride away). It was this day that I planned to go to San Gimignano and so we ventured off hoping to find some delicious alternatives in the medieval hill top town. After a 45 minute drive we entered through the old protective city wall and immediately found an adorable cafe. The cappuccino was perfect, as usual for Italy, and the desserts were no bacon and eggs but they hit the spot nonetheless. My favourite was the tart filled with apples!

But wait, what made us trek 45 minutes just to have breakfast?
It wasn’t just the idea of breakfast, although complimentary hotel breakfasts in Italy haven’t been the most rousing meals in my life. Runny yogurt, powdered eggs and rock hard prosciutto fried like bacon is enough to keep me waiting until lunch.

No, it was my guide book. As a brand new traveler I bought all the DK Eyewitness guidebooks for each destination. This was before the time of YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram informing travelers the world over.
I took one look at the hilltop town of San Gimignano on the cover and I knew I just had to go. And it is convenient being a short drive or bus from Florence, one of the locations new travelers to Europe have on their list.

The towers, each erected by a prestigious family competing for glory all the while making the town even more gorgeous. Keeping up with the Jones’ has never been more pleasing to the eye.

The town itself is also surrounded by olive trees, vineyards and other charming Tuscan villages.

But why is it worth traveling to?

Unless you enjoy wandering a gorgeous Italian city eagerly looking to practice your photography, you might not really have any other reason to go.

But nowadays, with Instagram and capturing our every journey with social media, what do we travel for? The escape of course but since the time of travel for pleasure was invented, since the time when young bachelors would venture on their European tours before settling down with a wife, we have always traveled for beauty in some aspect.

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