Hotel Corsignano

Sleeping in Pienza with the car at the door

The Hotel Corsignano is a four-star hotel at Via della Madonnina, 11, a few steps from the historic centre of Pienza, the ideal Renaissance city that Pope Pius II had rebuilt on his native village, Corsignano, from which the hotel takes its name. It is a practical base for exploring the Val d'Orcia by car: you park free at the hotel itself and walk into the centre, where cars do not go.

From here you have Monticchiello, San Quirico d'Orcia and Bagno Vignoni a few kilometres away, Montepulciano on the other side of the valley and, a little further, Montalcino and the abbey of Sant'Antimo. Pienza at night is left to those who sleep in it: the walls with views of the valley and the cathedral square without groups.

Rooms and services

There are three types of room: Classic, Superior and Junior Suite. The website does not publish how many there are or their prices: you see them in its booking system. Breakfast is made with local products. It has a restaurant and bar, reception open 24 hours, free wifi and a terrace with hydromassage tubs.

For those travelling in an electric car, it has a charging point. The car park takes cars and coaches and is free. The hotel has ISO 14001 environmental certification.

The website does not publish check-in and check-out times, rules on animals or whether there is a lift; ask when you book if it matters to you.

What to do on foot from the hotel

Walk into the centre and follow Corso Rossellino to Piazza Pio II, with the cathedral and the Piccolomini palace. From the walls you see the Orcia valley and, in the distance, Monte Amiata. At the end of August or early September, the Fiera del Cacio al Fuso fills Pienza with pecorino stalls.