Sleeping in Pienza
$$ Agriturismo Terrapille sits just below Pienza, on a little grassy bluff surrounded by 360 degrees of dreamy Tuscan scenery. It's private and rustic yet cozy and romantic. Four country rooms and two apartments come with modern comforts (Db-€95, Qb-€160, breakfast-€7.50, dinner available on request for €25, pool, about a mile out of town, take road #18 in direction of Monticchiello, tel. & fax 0578-749-146 at farm, www.terrapille.it, terrapille@bccmp.com). Lucia, who runs the place, lives in Pienza (home tel. 0578-748-434, mobile 338-920-4470).
$ Oliviera Camere, which has six simple rooms in the town center, is run by soft-spoken Nello, who doesn't speak English (Db-€50, breakfast in room, cash only, Via Condotti 4, tel. 0578-748-205, mobile 338-952-0459).
$ Il Giardino Segreto Camere rents six humble rooms with a lush, peaceful garden (Db-€62, apartment Db-€67, Via Condotti 13, tel. 0578-748-539, mobile 338-899-5879, www.ilgiardinosegreto.toscana.nu, muccirossi@bcc.tin.it).