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Your English speaking Driver will pick you up from you residence in Rome or Airport or Civitavecchia port and then is start to drive you to Florence with 2 hours stop in Orvieto which is one of the most beautiful towns in Italy with the most beautiful Duomo. The Cathedral is situated in a big square dominating the town It is a classic piece of religious construction, with many elements of design from the 14th until 20th century, with a large and famous rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, while inside resides two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian artist of the period with images of The Judgement Day.
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Rome, Italy
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Your English speaking Driver will pick you up from you residence in Rome or Airport or Civitavecchia port and then is start to drive you to Florence with 2 hours stop in Orvieto which is one of the most beautiful towns in Italy with the most beautiful Duomo. The Cathedral is situated in a big square dominating the town It is a classic piece of religious construction, with many elements of design from the 14th until 20th century, with a large and famous rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, while inside resides two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian artist of the period with images of The Judgement Day.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Duomo di Orvieto, Piazza del Duomo 26, 05018, Orvieto Italy
Orvieto Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Orvieto; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a large 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and situated in the town of Orvieto in Umbria, central Italy. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Todi, it has been since 1986 that of the Diocese of Orvieto-Todi.
The building was constructed under the orders of Pope Urban IV and is situated in a position dominating the town of Orvieto which sits perched on a volcanic plug, the cathedral’s façade is a classic piece of religious construction, containing elements of design from the 14th to the 20th century, with a large rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, while inside resides two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian painters of the period with images of Judgment Day.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Orvieto Underground, Piazza del Duomo 23, 05018, Orvieto Italy
You can join a guided tour organised by the city hall, which makes it possible to get to know Orvieto’s lost city, originally created by ancient inhabitants, Etruscans for over 2500 years, uninterrupted digging of secret passageways and tunnels, which also was use by the the Popes through centuries to hide once the enemies tried to concur Rome.
Duration: 1 hour
