Pienza

Penza is a birthplace of Aeneas Salvias Piccolomini who later became Pople Pius II. Once he became Pope, Piccolomini had the entire village of Corsignano rebuilt and renamed to become an ideal Renaissance town. The place was intended as a retreat from Rome, and it represents the first application of humanist urban planning concepts.  The humanist approach to urban design was first pioneered here and later spread throughout Italy and eventually to other European centres.  In short, another charming Tuscan town full of history, great shops and amazing food.

[HR]

DSC02027_8_9

DSC02034_5_6

DSC02039_40_41

DSC02045

DSC02046

DSC02048

DSC02052

DSC02056

DSC02057

DSC02063

DSC02071_2_3

DSC02074_5_6

DSC02077_8_9

DSC02083_4_5

DSC02090

DSC02091

DSC02092

DSC02097

DSC02098

DSC02099

[HR]

Tags:

No comments yet.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.