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Villa management · San Gimignano
Villa management in San Gimignano.
San Gimignano stands on a hill above the Val d'Elsa, halfway between Florence and Siena, with Badia a Elmi, Pancole, Ulignano and Castel San Gimignano in its countryside. Pieve di Ponsano, the villa we manage in this area, is about 35 minutes away.
- Villa we manage nearby
- 1Pieve di Ponsano
- Villages
- Badia a Elmi, Pancole, Ulignano, Castel San Gimignano
- Tourist tax 2026
- €2.50 per person per nightfirst 5 nights, under-14s free
For owners
Running a villa in San Gimignano.
Most rental houses in San Gimignano are farmhouses outside the walls, among the Vernaccia vineyards and olive groves. Guests come from spring to autumn, often for a week, and use the house as a base for Siena, Florence and Volterra.
The tourist tax
€2.50 per person per night for holiday rentals, for up to 5 nights in a row, all year. Children under 14 and San Gimignano residents do not pay.
Three returns a year
The return and the payment are due by 15 May, 15 September and 15 January, each covering four months, even when the house was empty. We do both for the houses we manage.
Cameras on the ZTL
Since 1 May 2026 the limited traffic zone in the old town is checked by cameras. If your house is inside the walls, guests need a permit before they drive in.
What we can do for you
Full management
We rent the house and run it: bookings and prices, guests, cleaning and linen, maintenance, pool and garden, the Italian tax and paperwork. You get a report and a payment every month.
How management works →If it stays emptyHome Watch
For a house that stays closed. We visit on a schedule, send a photo report after every visit and call you within 24 hours if something is wrong.
Build a free quote →How we run it
We look after Pieve di Ponsano and Villa Aurora, near Certaldo, from our office in Torrita di Siena. Villa Aurora earned €81,000 gross in one year, with 89% of available nights booked.
Cleaning, laundry, pool and garden are done by local people we know, and every visit ends with a photo report. Spending above the agreed amount waits for your approval.
The first step is a free evaluation of your house. It costs nothing and does not commit you to anything.
Stay here
Our villa near San Gimignano.
Pieve di Ponsano stands on its own hill between the Val d'Elsa and the Val di Cecina, 19 km from Volterra. Each villa page has the photos, the rooms, the weekly price it starts from and a form to ask for your dates. Compare villas in this part of Tuscany.
Also within reach
The area
What to do in San Gimignano.
San Gimignano's centre has been a UNESCO site since 1990. Of about 72 medieval towers, 14 still stand, and the town sits at about 330 metres above the Val d'Elsa.
The Collegiata
Consecrated in 1148, with Ghirlandaio's frescoes of Santa Fina and Taddeo di Bartolo's Last Judgement.
Palazzo Comunale
Lippo Memmi's Maestà of 1317 hangs in the Sala di Dante, and you can climb the 54-metre Torre Grossa.
Sant'Agostino
Benozzo Gozzoli painted the life of Saint Augustine in 17 scenes in the choir, between 1463 and 1467.
Volterra
The Etruscan town, about 40 minutes by car, with its alabaster workshops and the Guarnacci museum.
At the table
Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the first Italian wine to get DOC status, in 1966, and a DOCG since 1993. Saffron from San Gimignano is a DOP, picked from late October.
Getting here
Florence airport is about 1 hour 10 by car and Pisa airport about 1 hour 30. Poggibonsi station, 20 minutes away, has trains to Siena and Florence. You need a car.
From San Gimignano, by road
- Certaldo
- 14 km
- Colle di Val d'Elsa
- 15 km
- Volterra
- 32 km
- Siena
- 42 km
Questions
Questions about San Gimignano.
Something we have not answered? Write to us or send a message on WhatsApp.
How much is the tourist tax in San Gimignano?
€2.50 per person per night for holiday rentals, for up to 5 nights in a row, all year. Children under 14 and residents do not pay, and the returns are due every four months.
How far is Pieve di Ponsano from San Gimignano?
About 35 to 40 minutes by car. Villa Aurora is closer: Certaldo is about 20 minutes from San Gimignano.
Can guests drive into the old town?
Only with a permit. Since 1 May 2026 cameras check the limited traffic zone, so guests staying inside the walls need a permit before they arrive.
Do you look after houses around San Gimignano that are not on this site?
Yes. Some owners use us to rent their house, others only to check on it while it is empty, and not every house we look after is listed here.
Do you handle the paperwork for short-term lets?
Yes. We register and keep your CIN, apply the flat-rate tax withholding, issue your annual income certificate and handle the F24 payments. Our guide to the rental rules in Tuscany explains each step.
Where we work
The other areas we cover.
Our villas are in nine areas of Tuscany, all run from one office in Torrita di Siena. We are now taking on villas on the coast at Forte dei Marmi.
- 1Lucca hillsTriano
- 2Florence countrysideVilla Aurora
- 3Pisa countrysideNo villa listed
- 4ChiantiMontelodoli
- 5ValtiberinaPoggio alla Fame
- 6Siena countrysideNo villa listed
- 7ValdichianaVilla Petroio
- 8Val d'OrciaPoggio alla Famina
- 9Volterra countryside San GimignanoPieve di Ponsano
- 10Forte dei MarmiTaking on villas
- Villas to book
- No villa listed yet
- Our office
Own a house in San Gimignano?
Tell us about your house.
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