Pienza

Perched on a secluded hilltop stands this town, designed as an ideal Renaissance city. The humanist Pope Pio II ,commissioned Bernardo Rossellino to redesign his native village, the name  Corsignano.

OUR TOUR OF PIENZA:

PIENZA & MONTEPULCIANO Tour of “Vino Nobile” and  Pecorino cheese

Pienza is a Renaissance jewel of the Val d’Orcia. It is a  town rich of artistic and natural treasures, a loved destination for all tourists. Pio II square, is the central square we  will visit first. Our stroll will continue with The Piccolomini building and its big panoramic garden. Masterpiece of Bernardo Rossellino, this is the most important building of Pienza,  and it represents a copy of Rucellai building in Florence. We will walking along the walls, amazing the beautiful panorama.

Pienza is also a town with ancient cooking traditions, infact there are many typical products, lovely  to eat;that’s why we will taste the most typical cheese  of this area: the “ pecorino”. After the free lunch, we will discover the “vino Nobile “ and one of the historical cellars with tasting of wine and vin santo.

*The Tour i salso available with departure from  Firenze, Siena, Lucca and Montecatini on Saturday, Sunday and Monday:

    * Departure from Florence: 9’30 AM : 78 euro
    * Departure from Montecatini: 9’00 AM : 78 euro
    * Departure from Lucca: 8’30 AM : 88 euro
    * Departure from Siena: 10’30 AM : 69 euro