Historic Centre of Pienza – Pienza loop from Poggio Solino

Historic Centre of Pienza – Pienza loop from Poggio Solino

Hard

5.0

(1)

riders

Historic Centre of Pienza – Pienza loop from Poggio Solino

05:07

69.3km

1,520m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Get Directions

25.5 km

Poggio Covili view

Viewpoint

28.5 km

Strada Bianca to Pienza

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Definitely worth the trip.. beautiful scenery at every turn!

Tip by

33.9 km

Just around the main road there's one of the most awesome spot to enjoy Valdorcia. A bench in the top of a hill where your sight can go as far as it wants. Best views are when the sun is slow, so I suggest to pass by at sunrise or sunset.

Tip by

34.0 km

View of Pienza

Highlight • Viewpoint

a really super corner, the view that presents itself here is something spectacular and you would like to stop time

Translated by Google •

Tip by

36.1 km

Pienza

Highlight • Settlement

It is very beautiful here.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

36.5 km

Pienza Historic Center and View of Val d'Orcia

Highlight • Historical Site

Immersed in the green heart of the Val d'Orcia, Pienza stands before your eyes like a Renaissance monument solidified over time. Pope Pius II wanted it and built it as an ideal city, and since then its beauty has been preserved intact. As you stroll through its silent streets, savor the serenity and beauty of a village where art and history blend with the breathtaking Tuscan landscape.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

37.2 km

Historic Centre of Pienza

Highlight • Historical Site

Pienza is a small jewel of the Val d'Orcia, known as the city of Pope Pius II, aka Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who was born here in 1405. Pius II, once he became Pope, wanted to transform his humble hometown, Corsignano, in an urban-architectural treasure.
He thus entrusted the total renovation of the village to the architect Bernardo Rossellino and the humanist Leon Battisti Alberti, who in just four years, from 1459 to 1462, defined the harmonious and typically fifteenth-century appearance of what would have been Pienza today.
Thus was born that is now known as the ideal city of author: "born from a thought of love and a dream of beauty", as Giovanni Pascoli wrote.
Due to its peculiar characteristics in 1996, together with the whole Val d’Orcia, Pienza was recognized as a World Heritage Site.

Walking through the historic center, in Piazza Pio II, a visit to the Duomo, the Cathedral of the Assumption, is a must. Inside it houses important and remarkable paintings by the most renowned artists of the time, while the beautiful octagonal bell tower rises above the ancient crypt.

In front of the Cathedral you can see the Palazzo Comunale, a historic building dating back to the mid-1400s with its main feature: the large loggia on the facade. Also in the main square, the imposing Museo-Palazzo Piccolomini stands out with its hanging garden from which you can admire a truly unique panorama over the entire Val d'Orcia, from Montalcino to Monte Amiata. To complete the closure of the central square, you can visit the Palazzo Borgia, seat of the Diocesan Museum of Pienza.

Inside the former San Carlo conservatory, there is now the Archaeological Museum of Pienza, a building of medieval origin, with archaeological and Etruscan collections on display and an exhibition itinerary that documents the urban and architectural history of the Pienza area.

A few steps from the historic center, a short walk takes you to the Pieve di Corsignano: a Romanesque church with three naves, whose origins date back to the 7th century.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

37.3 km

Pienza

Highlight • Settlement

A medieval city, awarded by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. You can enjoy some old churches and palaces here or simply stroll through the atmospheric streets. Also the view from the city wall is great.

Translated by Google •

Tip by