Pienza in the Orcia Valley

Pienza is another charming hill town. Side trips from here included Montepulciano to taste wine. We toured and tasted 4 wines at Villa St. Anna. Chianti, Rosso, Nobile and Poldo ( another Nobile di Montepulciano).  We were served a light lunch with courses to go with each wine. Pecorino is the local cheese. We visited the Etruscan Necropolis of Sovana and the medieval town of Pitigliano. Below: Pienza (top) and Montepulciano.