Tagged With "Orvieto"

I was fascinated enough by this brief taste to do a little more reading—and found that Orvieto not only has a funicular, it has an underground. No, not like London, but an extensive system of tunnels cut through the soft rock. Some may have been used for mining or for supplies, but it appears that most of them were created to allow escape from sieges!

  Almost at the end of a round-the-world trip, idling in Rome with nothing in particular planned until our flights home, travel pal Jim and I decided to take the train to Orvieto for a wander around on a gray Christmas Eve.   The old town...

A famous name highlights a modern-day shop in Italy

Join Jonathan L as he visits the scenic Umbrian town of Orvieto

Great photos! The cathedral looks impressive. It's the sort of place I love exploring, too.

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Thank you.

Excellent photography! I'd love to visit there.

Orvieto is one of my favorite white wines. Hope you had a chance to partake on your visit. Great photos by the way.

Since you asked, I had some.delicious wine here: http://www.enotecalaloggia.it/