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Home / Italy / Pienza 82
Pienza was Pope Pius II's dream town. The well-travelled Pope wanted to build the ideal Renaissance city and so he chose to transform his home village of Corsignano into a Renaissance city. Pienza was the first Renaissance town in Tuscany.
Read more about The Town that Pope Pius II Built Here.
A deep crack in the rear wall of Pienza duomo
A pigeonhole
A young Pius II
About the Palazzo Piccolomini
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An atmospheric archway view
An exhibition of books and manuscripts of Pius II in Pienza
At Via del Casello is the belvedere with scenic views of Val d'Orcia
Bottega Artigiana del Cuoio has nice leather
Bottega Artigiana del Cuoio, a great leather shop in Pienza
Cars parked outside Pienza historic city walls
Ceiling of the Pienza Duomo nave
Checking out the food in Pienza
Chianti from the Palazzo Massaini estate
Corso Rossellino