"Wine, Etruscans and a magnificent duomo" Top 5 Page for this destination Orvieto by Trekki

Orvieto Travel Guide: 209 reviews and 736 photos

Orvieto's duomo, marvellous mosaic work - Orvieto

Orvieto was the last stop during my three weeks touring through Umbria. After a lot of rainy but pleasant days the city and region surprised me with very sunny weather. Orvieto is famous for its wine of course, but it was also a very old settlement, the major one during Etruscan times. Necropoli Cocifisso di Tufo at the slopes of Orvieto can be visited, it is well worth it. And then of course the most magnificent duomo with its beatiful façade!

I hope you enjoy walking with me through this splendid town.

Quiet backstreets of Orvieto

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Etruscan necropolis nearby

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Pros:Wine, magnificent duomo, Etruscans, museums

Last visit to Orvieto: Apr 2008
Intro Updated Mar 31, 2009
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FruitLover Jun 4, 2011 at 1:07 AM

Now i need one more day in this special town. Many THANX, la Ingrid! GELATO in Italia.... big sighhhhh my favorites: those who made of FRESH (this morning, not yesterday) fruits. Avi
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magor65 Apr 15, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Yet another page of yours that I've read with great interest. The Duomo looks and sounds amazing so I'm looking forward to visiting it.
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crewrower Jul 18, 2010 at 2:24 AM

Thanks for telling me about Orvieto and this page. Very helpful and interesting!
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Florida999 Apr 20, 2010 at 5:39 AM

Great page on Orvieto!! This is on my list of places to visit in Italy ( lol, no volcano there either...)
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Nemorino Mar 5, 2010 at 10:23 AM

Brilliant photos of the mosaics and carvings! (If only VT would display them a bit faster . . .) I'm glad to hear that Orvieto is easy to reach by public transport.
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BruceDunning Feb 10, 2010 at 10:45 AM

This is one place we have yet to see for Italy. Thanks for the tour and giving reason to return soon and take in more medieval history. Great presentation
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basstbn Jan 27, 2010 at 9:53 AM

Very interesting, most helpful information, and of course your photo work is exceptional. I have wanted to visit Orvieto since studying the Duomo facade in an art history class - 40 years ago!
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hunterV Dec 7, 2009 at 12:13 AM

G r e a t p a g e !
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richiecdisc Jul 13, 2009 at 5:16 PM

Love the intro photo, Ingrid. Guesthouse and food sound fantastic. Not counting the wine might be dangerous for me. ;) The Duomo is stunning, the sky so blue it looks like Utah. Great idea and price for parking. I need to make more money in Munich. lol
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mircaskirca Apr 29, 2009 at 1:47 AM

The façade of duomo is impressive and your pictures of the details very beautiful. Love mosaic work! The Michelangeli shop sounds to be well worth a visit as well. Surrounded by lemon trees in Locanda Rosati you must have felt like in heaven :)))