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The mosaics and carved portals of Orvieto Cathedral’s façade

Beyond Rome · by train from Termini

Orvieto: Our Favourites

The hill town on its plateau of tuff, with one of Italy’s great Gothic cathedrals.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Orvieto: the back story

    Orvieto·In depth

    A hill town on a cliff of volcanic tuff, with one of Italy’s great Gothic cathedrals, an hour or so north of Rome by train.

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What to see

  1. Gold mosaics and Signorelli

    Duomo di Orvieto

    Orvieto·Cathedral

    Orvieto’s Gothic cathedral and the Chapel of San Brizio.

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