Vinci and the Medici villas of Poggio a Caiano and Cerreto Guidi - 45 km from San Gimignano
Vinci is the city of Leonardo, here you can visit "Leonardo museum" where you will find the largest and most original collections of machines and models of Leonardo the inventor, technologist and engineer. The "Birthplace of Leonardo" in Anchiano and the Biblioteca Leonardiana are also very interesting. 20 km from Vinci do not miss a visit to the Medici Villa of Poggio a Caiano, a wonderful example of a Renaissance villa commissioned by Lorenzo Il Magnifico, which also has a theater inside. If you still have time, before returning to San Gimignano, stop at the Villa di Cerreto Guidi, another Medici Villa, where you can admire the different portraits of the Medici family and the small elevated passage, similar to the Vasari Corridor, that connects the villa to the adjacent church.