Located next to the Town Hall in the beautiful Piazza della Repubblica, this church has undergone significant architectural changes over time, and now has a beautiful facade flanked by a twelve-sided tower…
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The exhibit of the Opera del Duomo Museum is located on the second floor of Palazzo Soliano and the building of the Papal Palaces…
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This museum is home to works in bronze by sculptor Emilio Greco (32 sculptures) to whom we owe the creation of the 3 bronze doors of the cathedral…
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This museum shows the most meaningful Etruscan objects found in the Orvieto area. The museum begins with an amazing coin room, then follows to the Attic…
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The museum offers an exhibition of Etruscan pieces discovered during recent archaeological digs around Orvieto and in the northern section of the Necropolis…
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The tower was initially named by the Pope, and later renamed Moro probably in relation to that of Raffaele di Sante called “the Moor”…
In 1527 during the “Sack of Rome” the then Pope Clement VII took refuge in Orvieto. He commissioned Antonio da Sangallo the Younger in the construction of the well to serve as the water supply in case of siege…
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A symbol of the city itself, the Duomo is one of the most beautiful in Italy. The construction began in 1290, with the support of both the Catholic Church and the city. The intent was to create one large cathedral for the city…
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