Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Pienza

Pienza is an Italian town of 2,190 inhabitants of the province of Siena in Tuscany . It is probably the most renowned and artistically important town of the Val d'Orcia . It is not far from the Via Cassia and the two other major towns of the valley, San Quirico d'Orcia and Castiglione d'Orcia . The historic center has been declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 .
Pienza Duomo
Much of the relevant historical and artistic heritage of Pienza is concentrated in the picturesque square dedicated to Pope Pius II personality that has given so much to the town, trying to make his " ideal city "of the Renaissance.
Il Palazzo Comunale
Palazzo Borgia
Palazzo Piccolomini

Isole Borromee