Pozzo dei Cani

Beautiful well in main square

Pozzo dei Cani (literally, dogs well) is an old stone well located in Piazza Pio II (the main square) in Pienza, a very nice Renaissance town in Tuscany Region, in the center of Italy. It was built in...

Literarily translated as "Water Well of the Dogs" but I don't believe that was its function.

This relatively ornate well, which is located in the Piazza Pio II in front of the Palazzo Piccolomini, was designed by Bernardo Rossellino, no doubt to match the surrounding buildings and the Duomo w...

Unusual and pretty well

This lovely well can be found in a corner of the Palazzo Pio II in beautiful Pienza. The palazzo was one of the nicest among our stops in many hill towns of Tuscany.

Well of Dogs design by Rossellino in 1462

Charming little well in travertine stone - Well of Dogs - designed by Bernardo Rossellino in 1462. The well is part of the Piazza Pio II and is situated in front of Palazzo Piccolomini.

Old well in the city center is a traditional photo op for tourists.

Old well in the city center is a traditional photo op for tourists, but we did not take any, as the sun was not right for any meaningful photographs.