orvieto, Italy

orvieto Italy

Orvieto is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, in southwestern Umbria, Italy, perched on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city’s setting is one of the most dramatic in Europe, rising above almost sheer tuff cliffs, crowned and reinforced by defensive walls built from the same stone, known as tufa. MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTIONS • Pozzo di San Patrizio (St Patrick’s Well) • Pozzo della Cava • Medieval Quarter • Palazzo Buzi • San Giacomo Maggiore • Madonna della Cava • Claudio Faina and Civic Archaeological Museums • Museo dell’Opera del Duomo and Museo Emilio Greco • Archaeological Museum • Underground Orvieto • Piazza del Popolo and Corso Cavour • Palazzo del Popolo • Museum of Medieval Ceramics • San Giovanni
Recommended airport
Perugia (PEG)
Points of interest
  • Porta Romana
  • Palazzo Carvajal
  • Well of St. Patrick
Nearby destinations
  • Perugia a 49.29 km
  • Terni a 47.23 km
  • Montepulciano a 49.81 km