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Orvieto Experience between art and history
price starting from 133 €
orvieto, Italy

Orvieto Experience between art and history

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Created: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - Departure: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Ref ID: 8123248
> price starting from
133 €
Based on 8 adults
Created: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 - Departure: Saturday, June 1, 2024

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Orvieto is the jewel of Tuscia, an Umbrian territory that is not yet Tuscany but anticipates the harmony of the landscape and the richness of art. A magnificent city, rich and powerful already in the times of the ancient Etruscans, built on a tuff massif that stands out imposingly. The center is entirely medieval, dominated by the Cathedral, a true masterpiece of the Gothic style: the facade is a mix of marble and mosaics, geometries and colours. The interior has a cycle of frescoes by Luca Signorelli, considered among the most important works of the Renaissance. A maze of streets dotted with buildings and towers allow you to get lost among shops with the famous ceramics, with exquisite cured meats and pickles as well as artisanal leather creations. The walk along the walls allows a breathtaking view of the intact countryside. Then, thanks to a thousand-year-old road, you can reach Lake Bolsena, the largest volcanic basin in Europe: a blue mirror framed by woods with two enchanting islands. There are three villages, one more evocative than the other: Capodimonte, Marta and Bolsena, where the Rocca Monescalchi allows you to visit an intact 12th century castle complete with drawbridge. A little further south is Montefiascone, a town dear to the pontiffs as remembered by the Rocca dei Papi and the large dome of the Cathedral on which Bramante and Antonio da Sangallo worked. Throughout the area there are wonderful routes for those who love cycling or trekking, joining the Via Francigena of medieval pilgrims. And there are trattorias and restaurants everywhere offering characteristic dishes such as umbrichelli, a typical pasta seasoned with local black truffle. Or traditional butcher's ham and porchetta. All to be accompanied with the Est Est Est white wine which takes its name from the exclamation of wonder of the papal taster who tasted it.

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Orvieto Experience between art and history
Orvieto Experience between art and history
1 Ticket ( 8 Adulto 0 Bambino: 1 )
7 hours 10:30 Inglese
A city over 3,000 years old that never ceases to amaze: Orvieto allows you to take a journey through time every day, exploring both its part perched on a tuff cliff and its underground part. Together with an expert guide, start from Piazza Duomo and immerse yourself in the historic center, the ancient Velzna of Etruscan foundation, among narrow streets, squares, monum...
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