Nel cuore della Val d’Orcia, is in the heart of Val d’Orcia, a risen medieval town with the rites to be called a city. In the XV century, by the will of Papa Pio II, who was born there, construction plans were put in to place were unfortunately interrupted by his death in 1464; because of this, the rebuilding plans were stopped and Pienza returned to being one of the many agricultural centres.