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Pienza
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"UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the clearest examples of Renaissance urban planning. Conceived by Pope Pius II as an "ideal city," a fully coherent humanist project where architecture, landscape and political vision merge."
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Welcome to the capital of pecorino cheese: Pienza, located in the heart of the Val d'Orcia. If you happen to be traveling here in September, don’t miss the annual cheese festival, which takes place on the first Sunday of this month. Apart from its cheese business, it is distinguished for its Renaissance richness and is dubbed the “ideal city” of this time period. The best examples of these are Pienza’s three prominent palazzos: Palazzo Comunale, Palazzo Piccolomini, and Palazzo Massaini.
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