Chapter 318: Sky City!
Pineza is a small place that was once the birthplace and summer residence of Emperor Pius II. It is also known as the ideal town.
The Grand Junction, the Mikolomini Palace, the Town Hall and the Main Intersection Palace around Pienza still retain the Renaissance style.
The most striking façade of Jiaotang is a marble shrine designed by Rossellino and five groups of sculptures in the Sienese style.
Pienza is quaint, and most of the buildings are built on a base made of limestone, a shade close to nature.
Pienza is not a very popular tourist destination, there are no tourists here, and there are very few Asian faces, and you can feel elegant and simple when you stop and go where others live.
The town is connected by only one main road, and there are no tall buildings on either side, so you can enjoy the warmth of the sun.
Small flowers or green plants are arranged in front of each house, which is romantic and warm.
The dazzling grocery store, Zhang Feng, who was watching, didn't know what to buy.
An old man saw Zhang Feng filming his dog, and introduced to Zhang Feng with great interest that his dog was brought back from Australia. Although Zhang Feng couldn't understand his thick Italian accent, he could feel his enthusiasm, a kind of taste that belonged to the precipitation of time.
On the way, Zhang Feng met a postman driving a purple lily motorcycle. The bicycles that can be seen everywhere in the town are delicate and cute.
Pienza is actually very small, and it doesn't take more than half an hour to cover the whole town. If you can reserve two or three hours to come out, it can be regarded as an in-depth experience, in fact, the most interesting thing is that this kind of town, there is no prosperity, but there is a taste, and the long-lost impulse is rippling in the bottom of my heart.
Pineza is located on a high ground in the Orcha Valley, surrounded by a large viewing platform, and the beautiful scenery of the Orcha Valley is endless, Zhang Feng thinks that this is the most special place in Pienza.
For Chinese food, I chose a restaurant called Terrazza val d'Orcia, and the food level can be secondary, in fact, Zhang Feng came for the scenery.
The front is so beautiful that people can't be calm, although Zhang Feng is driving from afar along the way, but this condescending vision is undoubtedly more shocking, and the waiter's appearance is not too much, especially the interesting girl, there is a trace of aura in her blue eyes, it seems that she is not very old, she may be underage, but Europeans may be a little old, so Zhang Feng did not dare to talk rashly.
The taste here seems to be closer to Zhang Feng's taste buds than the modern restaurants in the city, and there is a feeling of eating Chinese food, one of which is called Roast Beof food, which is described as a commonly eaten pot roast.
Pasta's lasagna is like a knife-cut noodles with fried sauce mixed with Italian flavors.
After eating, resting for a while, and looking at the girls who seemed to come and go, Zhang Feng drove away from Pienza to the mountain city of Orvieto, where Pienza was gradually moving away in the rearview mirror.
"Goodbye. Zhang Feng muttered to himself.
Walking in front of a BMW X3, Zhang Feng and he always have a tacit understanding of stop-and-go, along the way the Orcha Valley is so beautiful, lush, boundless, always can't help but stop the car to take a few photos.
A small tree on a green hillside.
Fields shining with sunshine.
vineyards and pastures, but also orchards of light green olive trees.
Located 80 kilometres from Pienza, Orvieto is a true mountain town, built on top of a mountain made of uplifted volcanic rock.
Self-driving is not suitable for living in the city, and you don't have to think about it to know that it must be ZTL again. Therefore, Zhang Feng chose the hotel outside the city of Pietra-Campana, a private farm, free parking, the price of 100 euros / night, the price is naturally not cheap, but think about the parking fee, add up, or make a lot of money.
The main body of the farmhouse is a 17th-century villa overlooking Orvieto, surrounded by quiet rural surroundings and producing its own olive oil, jam and soap.
When Zhang Feng was wandering around, he was taking a photo of the gate, and the owner of the farm happened to open the door, and the result came out, and there was an extra photo with a bit of horror in the camera, and Zhang Feng felt that if he turned down the color, he could do Resident Evil.
The rooms are warmly furnished with a rustic Italian feel.
The location is unique, and you can see the whole old city of Orvieto when you open the window.
The largest of these buildings is the Orvieto Church.
A veritable mountain town, surrounded by cliffs.
Although the farm is not located in Orvieto, it is nice to have a view of Orvieto from the garden.
In Orvieto, in addition to the mountain town, there is also an ancient city of Beloligio that is also quite legendary. After settling in the hotel, Zhang Feng drove there.
Built 2,500 years ago, the ancient city of Beloligio is located on the top of a hill and is only connected to the outside world by a narrow long bridge, which looks like a castle floating in the air from a distance, hence the name "Castle in the Sky". It is said that it was abandoned for hundreds of years and is also known as a ghost town, and it was the inspiration for a famous animated film made by Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, Castle in the Sky.
The only connection to the outside world is a walking trail with cliffs at your feet and an empty valley around you. Cars are not allowed on the trail, and most of the residents inside rely on motorcycles to get in and out.
There are cliffs at your feet, and empty valleys around you.
Arriving in the city, it is quiet, quaint and yet sophisticated.
White roses crawling all over the walls. The man upstairs tended his flowers carefully.
No matter how small the place is, there will be no shortage of Jiaotang and square.
Zhang Feng saw the children in the square playing football, half of them were girls, and sure enough, some things are really related to the country, so the national football team can't be blamed.
Beloligio dates back to prehistoric times, and the large cemetery excavated beneath the ancient city proves that the Etruscans settled here more than 2,000 years ago.
Seeing a poster, Zhang Feng didn't know why this movie poster still has Chinese, is it that there are too many Chinese people?
In fact, the area of Beloligio is not large, and it can be turned around in 20 minutes. Back at the small shop by the square, Zhang Feng bought a gelato, watched the children play football, passed the time, and left the Sky City for Orvieto.
At dusk came Orvieto. In fact, it is a 3,000-year-old cultural city, which is rarely seen by Chinese tourists, and some can be seen by Japanese tourists. It is estimated that it is because of Miyazaki Sky Castle, and many people come by the way.
Only a few kilometres between the two ends of Orvieto, the town is so quiet that it's the least visited place to come out of Florence. A narrow alley extending from the square is the road leading to the center of the town, and the center is naturally the Dajiaotang. 10