Jennifer’s guidebook
Food scene
La Bandita Townhouse Hotel
111 Corso il RossellinoWonderful restaurant in Pienza.
Fabulous farm to table osteria with a distinctly modern feel. Surrounded by bottles of wine, diners can enjoy both the beautiful modern decor and the delicious Tuscan cuisine. Very friendly staff and lovely outdoor patio
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Ristorante Osteria La Botte Piena
Fabulous farm to table osteria with a distinctly modern feel. Surrounded by bottles of wine, diners can enjoy both the beautiful modern decor and the delicious Tuscan cuisine. Very friendly staff and lovely outdoor patio
Sightseeing
Wonderful place in Montepulciano to rent bikes and ebikes. Bernie, the owner, has custom itineraries depending on your interests
Urban Bikery
2 Via RicciWonderful place in Montepulciano to rent bikes and ebikes. Bernie, the owner, has custom itineraries depending on your interests
City/town information
Pienza enjoys a strategic position standing high atop a hill, dominating all the Orcia Valley with extraordinary views. It is a small town with several wonderful restaurants, cheese shops (the area is famous for its Pecorino cheese), wine bars and clothing shops.
This charming village is widely known as the "ideal city of the Renaissance", the creation of the great humanist Enea Silvio Piccolomini who later became Pope Pius II. Piccolomini had the money and influence to transform his birthplace village, the humble Corsignano, into what he considered the Utopian city should be, exemplifying the principles and philosophy of classical times and of the great Italian Renaissance. Thus, Pienza became the realization of a dream!
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Pienza
Pienza enjoys a strategic position standing high atop a hill, dominating all the Orcia Valley with extraordinary views. It is a small town with several wonderful restaurants, cheese shops (the area is famous for its Pecorino cheese), wine bars and clothing shops.
This charming village is widely known as the "ideal city of the Renaissance", the creation of the great humanist Enea Silvio Piccolomini who later became Pope Pius II. Piccolomini had the money and influence to transform his birthplace village, the humble Corsignano, into what he considered the Utopian city should be, exemplifying the principles and philosophy of classical times and of the great Italian Renaissance. Thus, Pienza became the realization of a dream!