Town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy 28 Sep 2025

Town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy

Some towns evolve slowly over centuries. Pienza? It received a full rebrand in the 1400s from a pope who wanted to prove a point—and maybe show off a little. This tiny Italian town is perched above the Val d"Orcia, surrounded by rolling hills that look exactly like you think Tuscany should: cypress trees, winding dirt roads, the occasional sheep. It"s peaceful. And then you step inside the town walls, and it gets clever.

© zpagistock/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

A touch of magic
28 Sep 2023World Maritime Day
28 Sep 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

More Desktop Wallpapers:

25 Jan 2026Burns Night
Misty mountain hop
Bungle beehives
6 Jul 2026Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
29 May 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Beauty by the bay
From victory to festivity
30 Dec 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
Piecing together a better tomorrow
One giant leap for mankind
9 Sep 2024Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
23 Jul 2024Methoni Castle, Messinia, Greece
The cliffs and canyons of Zion National Park
17 Apr 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring
22 Jan 2024Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California, USA
30 Nov 2023Leadenhall Market, London
2 Dec 2023Angkor, Cambodia
20 Feb 2026Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California, United States
3 Sep 2025St Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
26 Aug 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
10 Sep 2024Vasco da Gama Bridge, Lisbon, Portugal
19 Jan 2026Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
28 Jun 2026Saguaro cacti, Windgate Pass, Arizona, United States
16 Sep 2025Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
Sep 9, 2023Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
Our forgotten forests
Crowning jewel of London
Dare to delve into this dense swamp
3 Jan 2026JRR Tolkien Day
17 Apr 2026International Bat Appreciation Day