Val d'Orcia — Pienza and Montalcino
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DoFlorence & TuscanyPienza · 2 hr from Florence · Montalcino 30 min further
Hala says
Pienza is a Renaissance town built to order by Pope Pius II in the 1460s, an urban-planning experiment in miniature ringed by a UNESCO-protected landscape. Drive the Strada della Bonifica for the cypress-lined hill views, then go to Montalcino for Brunello from small producers: Poggio di Sotto, Cerbaiona, Ciacci Piccolomini.
Good to know
- Neighborhood — Pienza · 2 hr from Florence · Montalcino 30 min further
- Time — Stay overnight for the light
From the HALA guide, reviewed August 2026.
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