A unique landscape
and praised by famous artists and writers, Val d'Orcia is home to a unique landscape, which has become over the years, almost an icon of Tuscany. The large fields, on which the lights and shadows create curious visual effects, the rocky sandstone and ancient farmhouses, the inevitable cypress - now pizzuti hours hubs - scattered here and there, the white dirt roads that climb on a winding hills, the villages and castles perched Here every detail seems "designed" and becomes involved in a territory which, in its extreme artificiality and aesthetic, it offers the visitor of a disarming beauty. Located in the heart of this beautiful rural scenery and natural, Pienza sits on a hill overlooking the valley and its boundless horizons, offering a rare example of harmony between the environment and man. A perfect combination of the spirit of the Renaissance, the "ideal city", conceived by the minds of Pope Pius II (from which derives its name) and Leon Battista Alberti on again today for its elegance and composure, the landscape, described as "metaphysical", is the admirable and almost motionless background, as in a painting of the fifteenth century.
The "ideal" city and its monuments
The "ideal" city and its monuments
Founded in the fifteenth century by the restructuring of the former medieval village of Corsignano, Pienza is now a "museum city", about halfway between the most educated and well-known Italy's cultural tourism. The heart of the town is undoubtedly the spectacular Piazza Pio II, where the cathedral, the Bishop's Palace (seat of the Diocesan Museum) and the Palazzo Piccolomini. In more secluded location is beautiful and finally the Renaissance town hall with loggia on the ground floor and facade decorated with graffiti, which culminates in a crenellated tower, next to it is the Palace Ammannati dating from the fifteenth century. The walk continues in the Market Square and along the Via del Castello at the edge of the city walls, where are ecstatic for the wonderful view over the Orcia Valley and from where you start off on the romantic 'Street of the Kiss "and" Street Love ". A final report is certainly a monument to Romanesque Corsignano church, built in the seventh century and rebuilt in its present form in the twelfth century, with squat bell tower. Made entirely of local stone and looking solid and austere facade has carved bas-reliefs and internal simple but extremely charming, below which is a narrow crypt. This is a place of great charm, especially at sunset, isolated in the countryside at the foot of the walls, and that is not always reached by the tourists.
Pienza p er a weekend or a holiday fairytale
visit to this small, pretty town can take more or less time depending on the sensitivity of the visitor. Monuments In fact, many are not, but the extraordinary urban spaces and the same spectacular views over the surrounding countryside and castles make Pienza a place where you can while away an entire day. Moreover, both the accommodation (b & b, cottages, hotels, etc..) That the restaurant is clean, with great attention to the popular local food and wine of course, connected to a larger area of \u200b\u200bagricultural production value (oil, wine, salami , cheese), which includes other famous towns such as Montalcino and Montepulciano, very nice, by the way, the shops with typical products of the Orcia Valley and surrounding area, primarily the delicious pecorino cheese, true pride of Pienza, which is also direttamentre can buy in the dairy. Many, therefore, input for a simple weekend or for a real vacation in Pienza, also excellent as a starting point to discover the whole of the Artistic, Natural and Cultural Valdorcia: and spring, with its colors and fragrances, is truly an opportunity not to be missed!
Pienza p er a weekend or a holiday fairytale
visit to this small, pretty town can take more or less time depending on the sensitivity of the visitor. Monuments In fact, many are not, but the extraordinary urban spaces and the same spectacular views over the surrounding countryside and castles make Pienza a place where you can while away an entire day. Moreover, both the accommodation (b & b, cottages, hotels, etc..) That the restaurant is clean, with great attention to the popular local food and wine of course, connected to a larger area of \u200b\u200bagricultural production value (oil, wine, salami , cheese), which includes other famous towns such as Montalcino and Montepulciano, very nice, by the way, the shops with typical products of the Orcia Valley and surrounding area, primarily the delicious pecorino cheese, true pride of Pienza, which is also direttamentre can buy in the dairy. Many, therefore, input for a simple weekend or for a real vacation in Pienza, also excellent as a starting point to discover the whole of the Artistic, Natural and Cultural Valdorcia: and spring, with its colors and fragrances, is truly an opportunity not to be missed!
TRAVEL NOTES
How arr ivar:
From North: Motorway A1 Rome-Florence, exit Val di Chiana / Bettole. Go to Torrita di Siena - Pienza. From the South: Motorway A1 Rome-Florence, exit Chiusi / Chianciano Terme. Take the SS 146 for Chianciano Terme, Montepulciano, Pienza
Events:
Pienza and flowers (May)
Cheese Fair (September)
Link:
From North: Motorway A1 Rome-Florence, exit Val di Chiana / Bettole. Go to Torrita di Siena - Pienza. From the South: Motorway A1 Rome-Florence, exit Chiusi / Chianciano Terme. Take the SS 146 for Chianciano Terme, Montepulciano, Pienza
Events:
Pienza and flowers (May)
Cheese Fair (September)
Link:
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