🏛️ Historic Centre of the City of Pienza — Borgia Palace (Palazzo Vescovile)
Renaissance bishop's residence and museum in Tuscany
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Piazza Pio II, across from Pienza Cathedral
- Built in the 15th century for Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI)
- Served as official bishop's residence until the diocese was abolished in 1986
- Now houses the Diocesan Museum and Cathedral Museum with religious art and artifacts
The Borgia Palace, known locally as Palazzo Vescovile, is a 15th-century Renaissance structure situated in the heart of ...