Museo del Palazzo Piccolomini

MuseumVal d'OrciaAbout 1.3 hours

The papal palace at the centre of Pienza — a village a Renaissance pope rebuilt from scratch as an ideal town, which is why the whole place is a world heritage site. The hanging garden and the loggia look straight down the valley. An hour, and Pienza itself takes another.

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