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Pienza, the most beautiful part of Tuscany
N 43°4.597', E 11°40.735'
2021-09-28
Our rating: 7.60
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Before going to Tuscany, we had to choose a place to live. And Pienza turned out to be the perfect place. Almost all the most beautiful Tuscan photos were taken not far from Pienza.
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
In Tuscany, it is better to live not in a hotel, but in an agriturismo. It is a kind of small rural hotel that stands in the middle of a field. There are plenty of them around Pienza and all over Tuscany. Many surrounded by cypress trees and are incredibly beautiful, tourists stop to take pictures that then go viral. For example this beautiful agriturismo is right near Pienza (43.083764, 11.668176 ).
Farmhouse I Cipressini ©Yuriy Buriak
We lived in an apartment in Agriturismo Bonello (booking.com ). In general, all agriturismo are similar, we chose the one which has the location close to the main road.
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Let's go back to Pienza. It used to be a very small village, where the future Pope Pius II was born. He ordered a Renaissance town to be built here, which was done in the second half of the 15th century. A series of magnificent palazzos appeared, which completely transformed Pienza and made it an exemplary small Renaissance town.
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
The most interesting palazzo, Piccolomini, is on the central square and can be visited.
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza ©Yuriy Buriak
Pienza was the setting for the Netflix series about the Medici family, and by far this is the best thing to watch about Tuscany. The house of the Medici family was filmed in Palazzo Piccolomini. In reality, they lived in Florence, but Florence has changed too much, so the series was filmed in small towns in Tuscany. The events shown, in general, coincide with historical information.
Medici series (2016) ©@
Medici series (2016) ©@
Medici series (2016) ©@
Medici series (2016) ©@
There is an interesting place within walking distance from Pienza called Campi Elisi (43.075023, 11.668087 ), the parking is 43.077458, 11.671416 . In addition to the beautiful view of the cypresses and the Val D'Orcia valley, it is possible to take such photo there.
Campi Elisi ©Yuriy Buriak
Campi Elisi ©Yuriy Buriak
Do you recognize it? This is the location of a small, but one of the most beautiful, dramatic and famous scenes in the history of cinema. At the end of Gladiator (2000), Maximus dies in the arena and meets his previously murdered wife and son on their way home. The scene is very symbolic; the evening light here is both the end of the day, the end of life and the end of the movie. And of course the incredible music of Hans Zimmer. It's a very powerful scene, a well-deserved Oscar and the love of audiences around the world.
Gladiator (2000) ©@
Getting there: parking lot 43.078142, 11.680799 . From Montepulciano there are quite frequent buses, travel time is 30 minutes.
Tags, Italy: historic town Tags, all countries: historic town
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help