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FROM PIENZA

Near this small town, built by Pope Pio II, is the Pieve di Corsignano, a church with a marvellous cylindrical bell-tower which dates back to the XI-XII century. Continuing south you travel through a landscape, made famous by the many publicity spots which have been shot here. Then you arrive at Monticchiello, a delightful hamlet, surrounded by walls with towers and a donjon which date back to the middle of XIII century. This hamlet is now famous for the "Teatro povero" ( popular theatre ) which has taken place here for the last 30 years. From Monticchiello you can get to the fortress of Castelluccio, with the nearby villas of La Foce and Chiarentana (the latter was an ancient medieval castrum). Returning northwards, you take the provincial road no. 53 to the medieval "grancia" (fortified farm) of Spedaletto with its many towers and embattlements, which belonged to the church of Santa Maria della Scala of Siena. From here you can return to Pienza.