Pienza is in the south of Tuscany and means “the city of Pius” after Pope Pius II who was born there when it was named Corsignano. The Pope hired architect Bernardo Rossellino to transform the village into a Renaissance town using humanist urban planning design concepts. The construction on the town started in 1459 and took four years to complete. Pienza remains mostly unchanged today. Visitors to Pienza can visit several important buildings, including Pizza Pio II, and Rossellino’s masterpiece, Palazzo Piccolomini. The entire town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and hosts an annual cheese festival on the first Sunday in September. Map
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