The Sorbelle is an ancient farm, originally a place of hospitality for the pilgrims journeying along the Via Francigena.
   At the beginning of the XVI century it belonged to the Hospital of Santa Maria della Scala, and, like all the property of the Castello di Spedaletto, next to the hamlet, it carried out the task of producing cereals and breeding sheep.
   Subsequently, when the medical power of the Republic of Siena had the upper hand, Sorbelle, with all the surrounding land, passed to the Piccolomini family. Pope Pious II, who was a member of that family, particularly adored the area and the city of Pienza.
   Sorbelle is a hamlet built in the 17th century, most probably on the ruins of earlier buildings.
   For the purposes of farmhouse holiday accommodation, the hamlet was completely restored... [more]