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Cathedral
Duomo di Orvieto
Gothic cathedral begun in 1290, with a façade of golden mosaics and reliefs by Lorenzo Maitani, the Cappella di San Brizio painted by Luca Signorelli and the relic of the miracle of Bolsena.
Úmbria · Italy
Orvieto
In the destination Úmbria.
In the photo: Duomo de Orvieto, Úmbria
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The city
What to expect from Orvieto.
Orvieto sits atop a rock of volcanic tuff, with vertical cliffs over the valley of the river Paglia, in the southwest of Úmbria. The Duomo di Orvieto has a mosaic façade and the frescoes by Signorelli. The city has Etruscan origins, as shown by the Necropoli del Crocifisso del Tufo and the Museo Claudio Faina, and it is excavated underneath: Orvieto Underground, the Pozzo della Cava and the Pozzo di San Patrizio. The Torre del Moro commands views over the whole rock.
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The local experience
What to see in Orvieto
Monument
Pozzo di San Patrizio
Renaissance well 54 metres deep excavated in the tuff by order of Pope Clement VII, with two spiral staircases that do not cross, lit by 72 windows.
Lookout
Torre del Moro
Civic tower of 47 meters, with an elevator on the first section, at the junction of Orvieto's main streets, with a clock and bell. From the top you can see the whole town, the Duomo façade and the Paglia River valley.
Archaeological site
Orvieto Underground
Guided tour of the caves excavated in the tuff beneath Orvieto over 2,500 years: Etruscan wells, an ancient olive press and medieval dovecotes opened into the cliff.
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Archaeological site
Pozzo della Cava
Etruscan-origin well 36 meters deep, reopened by Pope Clement VII and rediscovered in 1984, amid nine caves with a medieval pottery kiln and Etruscan remains.
Archaeological site
Necropoli del Crocifisso del Tufo
Etruscan cemetery from the 6th century BC at the foot of Orvieto's rock, with more than 200 tombs made of tuff blocks arranged along streets, many with the deceased's name carved on the entrance.
Museum
Museo Claudio Faina
Archaeological museum in a palace opposite the Duomo, with Greek vases, Etruscan urns and bronzes, coins and, on the ground floor, the Venere di Cannicella. The windows look onto the cathedral façade.