Pienza
In the 15th century, Pope Pius Il hired Rossellino to revamp his home village with an asse mblage of buildings on the main square, including a retro-Gothic town hall, a palace far the bishop (housing the Museo Diocesano of paintings by Pietro Lorenzetti, Vecchietta and Bartolo di Fredi), a papal palace (great hanging gardens) and a Duomo. High Street Corso Rossellino is packed with wine and cheese shops.
Pienza – Tuscany Tuesday, Jul 22 2008
Tuscany Pienza, Toscana, Tuscany 1:35 pm