Places
Viewpoint·Easy·Relaxing·Hidden gem
Pienza — Corso Rossellino & Belvedere Val d'Orcia
Tuscany
Pienza was rebuilt from a small village into Pope Pius II's vision of an ideal Renaissance city in just a few years during the 1460s, and the terrace behind its cathedral still gives the same open view over the Val d'Orcia's cypress-lined hills that the plan was designed to frame.
Duration
1 hour
Distance
2 km
Elevation
+30 m
Best season
Year-round
Parking · Paid
Paid parking outside the walls of Pienza.
Water
Fountain in the town.
Highlights
- Renaissance "ideal city" planned in the 1460s
- Cypress-lined Val d'Orcia panorama
- Level pedestrian streets
With your dog
Leashed dogs welcome on the belvedere terrace and pedestrian streets.
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