Monticchiello
A medieval village with intact walls near Pienza, with winding cypress-lined bends nearby and a village theatre performed every summer.
Monticchiello is a medieval village under Pienza's jurisdiction, perched on a hill at about 500 metres. Its walls and towers are well preserved, and its stone lanes are full of flowers. With only about 200 residents, it is far quieter than Pienza. The village's Teatro Povero, or Poor People's Theatre, has been staged every summer since 1967 by villagers who write and perform their own plays about rural life, and it is well known. On the road from Pienza to Monticchiello, a cypress-lined hairpin bend is a popular spot for aerial and telephoto photography. It is about 10 km from Pienza, a 15-minute drive.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Pienza
- Tempio di San Biagio
- Montepulciano
- Villa La Foce
- Cappella della Madonna di Vitaleta
- Podere Belvedere
- Bagno Vignoni
- San Quirico d'Orcia