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Work on the Via Santo Stefano walkway towards Porta alle Fonti in San Gimignano is complete. The municipality announces reopening for Saturday 24 October at 9:15 am. The path links the former San Domenico convent area with the medieval fountains and was damaged by a landslide in November 2019. [1]
The roughly €664,000 project covered stabilisation, paving, steps and drainage, with new railings, lighting, benches and a drinking fountain. The municipal notice published on 21 October and updated on 22 October records completion of the work. The ceremony and reopening announced for 24 October have not yet occurred at this edition’s deadline. [1]
The bright side
The restoration reinstates a walking connection between parts of the city’s historic heritage. [1]
One idea, in simple words
A walking route in San Gimignano has been repaired after landslide damage. A landslide is the movement of earth or rocks down a slope. The damage dates from November 2019. The walkway runs from Via Santo Stefano towards Porta alle Fonti, connecting places in the historic town. The municipality says the work is complete and announces reopening on 24 October at 9:15 am. Repairs covered the surface, steps and drainage, which is how water is carried away. New features also include benches and lighting. Imagine, as an example, walking between two places previously separated by a closed section of path. The work is finished, but the announced reopening has yet to take place. [1]
A little discovery to keep
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Straight from the source.
- Nuovo volto per il camminamento di via Santo Stefano fino a Porta alle Fonti Comune di San Gimignano · 21 Oct 2026
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