“Pienza was as he had imagined it: a gem of stone set on one of the highest hilltops in the Val d’Orcia and, as the guide said, at the end of the 15th century it was only a tiny medieval …

When he became Pope in 1458, he renamed the village Pienza in honour of himself, built a brand new cathedral church and a palazzo for his own use and invited his friends to build their own …

Pienza is provided with many Renaissance fountains ana wells. The finest is that designed bY Rossellino which stands in the Piazza Pio 11 in front of the Piccolomini Palace. More than half …

The city of Pienza, which the humanist Enea Silvio Piccolomini had built at his birthplace as Pope Pius II (1458–1464), is considered to be the first Renaissance ideal city.

E CITY OF A RENAISSANCE POPE Susan J. May* The most enduring memorial to Pope Pius II (r. 1458–1464) is the small renaissance city of Pienza, transformed by him during his life-time …

Immobili ed aree di notevole interesse pubblico (D.Lgs. n.42/2004, art. 136) DM 79-1970 “Centro storico e zona circostante del comune di Pienza” - Coincide con Ambito di pertinenza del …

Pienza is an echanting town atop of a hill overlooking on the splendid Val d’Orcia. Together with Val d’Orcia it has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.