San Gimignano

San Gimignano is one of the many cities in Tuscany. It is characterized by tall towers that resemble skyscrapers which gave it the nickname of "Medieval Manhattan". It was essentially a medieval fortress with numerous watch towers and monasteries. The look of San Gimignano resembles that of the first game. It is described as the best place to do free running in the game because of the buildings similar heights. San Gimignano contains one Assassin's tomb.

Assassination Targets

• Vieri de' Pazzi; Ezio's Rival (DNA Sequence 3: Exit the Son)
• Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli; Banker (DNA Sequence 5)
• Stefano da Bagnone; Advisor to Jacopo de' Pazzi (DNA Sequence 5)
• Antonio Maffei; Priest (DNA Sequence 5)
• Francesco Salviati; Archbishop of Pisa (DNA Sequence 5)
• Jacopo de' Pazzi; Banker, (DNA Sequence 5)

Side Missions

• Don't Get your Hands Dirty (DNA Sequence 5) This is an assassination mission received from a pigeon box. Your task is to have 4 guards killed without killing them yourself. It fairly easy because three of the guards are on towers. Simply, climb up to the top of the tower, grab them and throw them over the edge to their death. The fourth guard is in the market at ground level, you can either poison him and wait, hire the nearby mercenaries to kill him, push him into a nearby wooden structure or throw him into the well.

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Gallery

• Ezio performing a Leap of Faith from a tower of San Gimignano.
  Ezio performing a Leap of Faith from a tower of San Gimignano.