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The Tuscan Heartland with Pienza

Olive groves, wheat fields & cypress trees

Holiday information
Nights: 10
Grade: 2
Terrain: clay ridges, farmland and vineyards with little shade
Hotels: one agriturismo; one hotel; three 3-star hotels; one inn
Meals: breakfast each day, dinner on 5 nights, plus 3 picnics
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If you are flying via enthralling Rome, or intriguing Pisa, add on a city break for a real contrast to your walk. We can also offer breaks in cosmopolitan Florence.
  • self-guided hotel-to-hotel walking, luggage transported
  • classic landscapes and characterful hotels
  • superlative wines and hearty Tuscan cooking
  • the quiet side of Tuscany
  • visit Renaissance Pienza

Cypresses, olive groves, honey-coloured stone farmhouses, fields of sunflowers - the undulating landscapes south of Siena hold a special allure. This is the Crete Senesi, the quiet side of Tuscany, a timeless region of great natural beauty and wide-open spaces. Our walk leads through archetypal Tuscan landscapes and across the low ridges of pale clay that characterise the Crete, with stays at characterful rural hotels.

This is the Crete Senesi, the quiet side of Tuscany, a timeless region of great natural beauty and wide-open spaces.
     
Your final destination is the Renaissance city of Pienza, the birthplace of Pope Pius II who dreamed of transforming it into an ideal city. His efforts may be admired in the precious architectural scenario designed by Bernardo Rossellino from 1459 to 1462. The main square, the cathedral (and its museum) and the Palazzo Piccolomini appear as if unaffected by time. The groomed countryside is also home to the tiny hamlet of Monticchiello, where a reign of silence and mystery remain. Here, you will be able to sample the olive oil and slightly spicy pecorino cheese after your rewarding walk.
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