Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Orvieto, Italy
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4.2 km
180 m
Explore Orvieto in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in OrvietoSight 1: Chiesa di San Giovenale
Chiesa di San Giovenale is a church in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. Initially constructed in 1004, it contains frescos and artefacts from the 12th and 13th centuries. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orvieto-Todi.
Sight 2: Chiesa di San Ludovico
The church of San Lodovico is a church in Orvieto, Italy.
Sight 3: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Chiesa di Sant'Andrea is a church on the Piazza della Repubblica in Orvieto, Umbria, central Italy. It dates to the 12th century and is noted for its distinctive decagonal bell tower.
Sight 4: Torre del Moro
Book Ticket*Sight 5: Palazzo Alberi
Sight 6: Pozzo di San Patrizio
Book Ticket*The Pozzo di San Patrizio is a historic well in Orvieto, Umbria, central Italy. The city is high on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff that was fortified with defensive walls. The well was built between 1527 and 1537 by the architect-engineer Antonio da Sangallo the Younger of Florence, at the behest of Pope Clement VII who had taken refuge at Orvieto during the sack of Rome in 1527 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The city proved to be an excellent refuge except that Clement feared that the natural water supply for Orviieto would be insufficient in the event of a protracted siege. The well was completed in 1537 during the papacy of Pope Paul III.
Sight 7: Tempio del Belvedere
The only Etruscan temple that is clearly visible above the cliff of Orvieto today is the Belvedere temple, located near the well of San Patrizio.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Domenico
San Domenico is a church in Orvieto, Umbria, central Italy.
Sight 9: Cappella Petrucci
The Petrucci Chapel is a burial chapel of the Petrucci family, located under the tribune of the high altar of the church of San Domenico in Orvieto.
Sight 10: Necropoli del Crocifisso del Tufo
The Crocifisso del Tufo is an Etruscan necropolis in Orvieto, Umbria, Italy.
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