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Museo Archeologico "c. Faina"

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    • TravelerItaly 2022
      Day 4

      Pozzo San Patrizio

      April 23, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

      I woke up early to have breakfast and get out and about. I heard that Orvieto gets crowded on Saturdays. Boy are they right! The street in front of my hotel has street vendors set up along the whole way between the duomo and the city wall.

      There was a short line at the well, but I got in quickly. It is 497 steps to the bottom. Not steep, but a lot! The views from the windows were great. A lot of people did the "run to a window across the way and get a picture. I couldn't do that, but I did have a few people take my picture.

      The way back up was a little harder, but it was a gentle slope. I guess if you had to carry water up all those stairs, steep would be bad!

      Afterwards, I discovered a park along the old ramparts, and ruins of an old Etruscan temple. Great views, but overrun with teenage tourists.

      Time to see the duomo!      Read more

    • TravelerItaly 2022
      Day 4

      Asolando

      April 23, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

      After the duomo I walked all over the place. There is an escalator that goes to the base of the wall, so I checked it out. I think that is how you get to the trail around the city.

      I wandered aimlessly for a long time and found myself by one of the restaurants that was on my list. They didn't open until noon, so I rested on the city wall. But I realized that seating was inside, and it was too nice out.

      I walked to the restaurant that Sorrel recommended. I was the first customer and got a seat outside. It is a really nice day!      Read more

    • TravelerItaly
      Day 48

      Orvieto

      December 30, 2017 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C

      2 nights in Orvieto and so much to do. Orvieto is a small city perched on a rock cliff in Umbria absolutely stunning .

      Kai and I went to the tourist information and found out we can purchase a tourist card for 17 Euro to visit the main sites. Visitors usually use this pass over 2 days. I personally think Kai and I did pretty well doing it in 1 day.

      After planning our route we were on our way. First stop, the Duomo. The Duomo is a large 14th Century Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the assumption of the Virgin Mary.

      After the Duomo we met Mum and Grace for a guided tour of Orvieto Underground. An amazing experience I learnt that every house and apartment in Orvieto has an underground passage . Back in the days the pigeons used to fly underground into the holes in the walls for shelter and people captured them for food and survival.

      Next stop moving along we were on a tight schedule. Down the hill, Kai and I go to our next destination, Pozzo Della Cava. Wow the best nativity scene in the world. We saw life size modelled donkeys that moved and other moving figures that made it all seem real. It was like a miniature village underground.

      We stopped off for a quick lunch of sandwiches and paella, delicious.

      Then Kai and I decided that we knew exactly where to go following the map and it was very easy. We actually got ourselves very lost. We went in a huge circle and ended up back to where we were for lunch. Kai in her loud voice announced she gives up.
      A young man heard her and came up and asked whether we need help. He guided us in the right direction.

      After a very scenic walk down to bottom of the cliff we visited the tombs from ancient times not knowing we could actually go inside the tombs it was like a gigantic playground. Climbing in and out of the tombs and pretending to be zombies scaring each other to death (lucky there were tombs close by), we decided it was a highlight of the trip. What a memorable experience.

      Last stop for today, St Patrick’s Well. Orvieto was the Town where the Catholic monks and nuns took refuge from the siege in Florence. So, this well was built for the water supply needed for the many people who fled to Orvieto. 248 steps inside used to have the donkeys travelling up and down to transport the water into the Town.
      Another great day, new things learnt, great experiences and more adventures fulfilled.      Read more

    • Bella Italia 2018
      Day 32

      Orvieto

      September 30, 2018 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C

      First up this morning was a drive to Orvieto to do the Underground tour. And what an experience the drive was!! The GPS had us driving through the town itself to get to the parking area which could have been reached a much easier way. The lanes we drove down were so narrow that we had to fold in the side view mirrors. I honestly thought we were going to get the car stuck between two buildings and we would have just had to abandon it there. We have since discovered that the GPS was set to walk so it took us off the main roads. We made it and it was an experience we won’t forget.

      I have to say that Orvieto was a lovely surprise. The town is beautiful and has such a lovely vibe to it. The Duomo was so pretty, the cobblestone laneways clean, and the doorways, windows and benches were adorned with wooden decorations or flowing flowers. Orvieto is now one of my favourite towns. I wish we were staying there to enjoy it some more.

      We couldn’t get into the morning Underground tour so we enjoyed a stroll around town and checked out the Duomo before the tour. A lovely way to spend the morning.      Read more

    • TravelerOrvieto

      Duomo

      July 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 27 °C

      La bellezza e la ricchezza della facciata, come degli affreschi interni mostrano, con sommo stupore di un uomo dei nostri tempi, che fatica a pensare che Orvieto potesse essere "centrale" in epoca pre-rinascimentale.
      Potrebbe partire lo sproloquio sulla quantità di roba presente: meglio vedere, e basta, le foto!      Read more

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    • TravelerOrvieto

      Museo Etrusco Faina

      July 12, 2021 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 28 °C

      E poi mi butto sull'etrusco. Questa collezione non è grandissima, ma è molto interessante, soprattutto per quel che ho definito il "Botero" etrusco, una testa cicciona di un soldato etrusco di cui non ricordo proprio di aver mai visto un doppione.Read more

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