Itinerary in Tuscany. A majestic Temple, an “ideal” City and a green monument of Italy

What we present to you and recommend in this short article is an itinerary that you can complete in just one day and which takes place in Tuscany, in the province of Siena. The stages can be visited either in the order followed in this article or in the reverse order.

During this trip, you will be able to discover a wonderful temple expressing Renaissance art overlooking the hills, a jewel town that embodies the emblem of the “ideal city” of the Renaissance and a monumental oak proclaimed a green monument of Italy.

Pienza, the ideal city in the heart of Val D’Orcia, a village to visit

Pienza, the “ideal city”  is located in the heart of the Val D’Orcia, near Siena, in Tuscany, it is not far from the other two important centers of the valley, San Quirico d’Orcia e Castiglione d’Orcia. In 1996, its historic center was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It… [Continua a leggere]

Scopri di più su questa storia / Photo Simone Antonazzo

The Temple of San Biagio, with its extraordinary Renaissance beauty

The Temple of San Biagio, an important church located in the territory of San Biagio, in the province of Siena, in the Tuscany region, Italy. The Temple of San Biagio is a majestic Renaissance church located a few kilometers from the historic center of Montepulciano…. [Continua a leggere]

Scopri di più su questa storia / Foto di Guy Dugas da Pixabay

Have you already admired the majestic Quercia delle Checche?

The Checche oak (Quercia delle Checche) is a monumental tree (find out here all the monumental trees in Tuscany) located in Val d’Orcia, in Le Checche, in the municipality of Pienza in the province of Siena. It is a specimen of oak (Quercus petraea). La cecca, or queer, is the… [Continua a leggere]

Scopri di più su questa storia / Photo Walter Giannetti