We will be staying a few miles south of Pienza for four nights next month. Looking for interesting places and towns to visit with an hours drive. We have been to Montepulciano, Montalcino, Siena, and Bagno Vignoni. Any recommendations or others? We were thinking that Cortona looked interesting.

Hi B,

You might want to consider Orvieto and Sinalunga.

Orvieto definately. The cathedral has beautiful marble windows and the town has great places to eat..some in the square looking at the cathedral. Good parking too.

Sorry I failed to mention that we had been to Orvieto but thanks.

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>Sorry I failed to mention that we had been to Orvieto .....<

Oh great. We spend hours slaving over a hot keyboard looking for someplace within one hour of Pienza, a place that no one has heard of, that you might like to visit and you say, "Sorry".

You won't get away that easily, BC, you are hereby condemned to a night in Bagno Vignoni.

BoulderCo,
Within a half hour:
San'Antimo
Monte Oliveto Maggiore
San'Anna
Buonconvento
Murlo
Montechiello
San Quirico d'Orcia
Amiata

Please go to San'Antimo and Monte Oliveto Maggiore.

Go to Montechiello. A very small town with a great restaurant. We had lunch at La Taverna, chef Massimo. Worth a trip.

Mincepie, I just have to ask...marble windows? Am I missing something here? Or do you just mean the casings are marble??