Il Grand Hotel Excelsior
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Albergo - Centro congressi a Chianciano Terme
Pienza
Pope Pius II’s “ ideal town ” di ”, now recognised by UNESCO as “World Heritage”, has taken the place of the castle of Corsignano which for centuries overlooked the boundaries between the lands owned by Siena, Florence and Orvieto.
In 1458 Enea Silvio Piccolomini decided to transform the village of his birth into a symbol-town of the Italian Renaissance. Over the three years from 1459 to 1462 the new Pienza saw the creation of the luminous Cathedral of the Assunta which contains works by major Sienese artists of the day and is flanked by the imposing Palazzo Piccolomini whose loggia offers a celebrated panoramic view over Val d’Orcia; then there is the Town Hall and the Bishop’s Palace with its museum.
The church of San Francesco (13th century), the walls and the austere parish church of Corsignano are mediaeval, the latter mentioned for the first time in 714.
Towards the south a road going up and down through the hills leads to the fortified village of Monticchiello which has preserved various mediaeval buildings, a fortress with long stretches of wall and the 13th century church, dedicated to Saints Leonard and Christopher which contains interesting remains of frescoes.
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