Orvieto Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Orvieto [1] is a city in Umbria.
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Get in
Orvieto was designed to be impregnable, so the Etruscans founded it on the top of a steep hill. In order to access the town, you will have to exit the Autostrada and take a spectacular winding journey up that hill. The approach to the town is one of the most glorious things about visiting Orvieto.
If you take a bus, you will approach the same way.
Once you have reached the city walls, you are required to park your car or disembark from your bus. You must get in the rest of the way on foot.
Get around
See
The main sight in Orvieto is its wonderful black and white striped Duomo, a better companion to the Duomo of Siena. Inside the Duomo is a wonderful set of frescos by Luca Signorelli. The walled city in general is also lovely to walk around. To see: Piazza del Popolo, Saint Patrick's well, La Cava well (etruscan), Corso Cavour (with its shop and restaurants), the Medieval quarter, Saint Giovenale, Saint Giovanni and Saint Francesco churches, Albornoz rock and the surrounding promenade of the downtown.
Do
Buy
Orvieto has long been and still is a center of artisanal pottery. You will find many shops near the Duomo.
Eat
Ristorante dell'Ancora Via di Piazza del Popolo, 5-11 05018 Orvieto Italia (the owner is local and his name is carlo, his wife silvna owns a shop in the town as well)
Ristorante maurizio, right next to the Duomo offers many typical great dishes, gerat wines at reasonable prices. +39.0763.341114
The gelato in piazza del Duomo is the best.
Drink
Orvieto white wine
Sleep
Find several accommodations in and around orvieto downtown. www.teseotur.com offers a list with many options. Viale 1 maggio, 46 - Luggage storage (mon - fry, 9 am - 18 pm
Get out
You will get out the same way you got in. There is no other way in or out.
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