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Cheese Fair of PienzaFiera del Cacio

On the first Sunday of September Pienza closes its small Renaissance piazza for the Palio del Cacio Fuso — the rolling-cheese contest that gives the fair its name. Local pecorino producers bring fresh aged truffled and ash-rinsed wheels; the cheese-rolling itself is a balance of skill and luck on the cobbles. Piazza Pio II hosts long communal tables and a Sunday market that doubles as a tasting course in Tuscan cheese.