Tuscany Road Trips by Lonely Planet
Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781760341596
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2016-07-12T07:00:00+00:00
Pienza
POP 2125
The road to Montepulciano might pass right through Pienza, but that doesn’t detract from this pretty town’s astonishing appeal. A sleepy hamlet until Enea Silvio Piccolomini (later Pius II) decided to rebuild it in magnificent Renaissance style, Unesco added Pienza’s historic centre to its World Heritage list in 1996, citing the revolutionary vision of urban space realised in Piazza Pio II and the buildings around it.
1 Sights
Piazza Pio II PIAZZA
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Duomo CATHEDRAL
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Palazzo Piccolomini PALACE
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4 Sleeping & Eating
Cavalierino AGRITURISMO €
(0578 75 87 33; www.cavalierino.it; Via di Poggiano 17; 4-person apt per night/week from €180/1100; ) The first thing that strikes you about Cavalierino is the peace. In this hilltop, supremely stylish, organic agriturismo wicker furniture and contemporary paintings blend artfully with bright rooms and terracotta floors. The top-floor bedrooms offer bewitching views of snaking rows of vines; the pool and sauna add to the appeal, as do the washing machines, well-stocked kitchens (including coffee makers) and racks of luxury toiletries. Cavalierino is midway between Pienza and Montepulciano.
La Bandita Townhouse BOUTIQUE HOTEL €€€
(0578 74 90 05; www.labanditatownhouse.com; Corso Il Rossellino 111; r €250-495, ste €350-695; ) There’s something irresistible about La Bandita, where 12 dreamily luxurious rooms sit inside a Renaissance-era convent – here age-old stone walls meet sleek leather sofas and suspended beds. But the real joy is the ambition: to give guests a taste of Tuscan village life. Its heart-of-Pienza setting helps, as does a gorgeous communal lounge and a laid-back wine bar.
Osteria Sette di Vino TUSCAN €
(0578 74 90 92; Piazza di Spagna 1; meals €20; 12.30-2.30pm & 7.30-10pm Thu-Tue) Known for its zuppa di pane e fagioli (bread and white-bean soup), bruschette and range of local pecorino cheese, this simple place is run by the exuberant Luciano, who is immortalised as Bacchus in a copy of Caravaggio’s famous painting hanging above the main counter. There’s a clutch of tables inside and a scattering outside – book ahead.
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