Must-see attractions in Orvieto

  • Facade of Orvieto Cathedral at dusk

    Duomo

    Orvieto

    Nothing can prepare you for the visual feast that is Orvieto's soul-stirring Gothic cathedral. Dating from 1290, it sports a black-and-white banded…

  • Etruscan Cave

    Orvieto Underground

    Orvieto

    The coolest place in Orvieto (literally), this series of 440 caves (out of 1200 in the system) has been used for millennia by locals for various purposes …

  • Museo dell'Opera del Duomo di Orvieto

    Orvieto

    Housed in a complex of papal palaces, the Palazzi Papali, this museum showcases a fine collection of religious relics from the Duomo and paintings by…

  • Chiesa di San Giovenale

    Orvieto

    This tufa-brick church at the western end of town is one of Orvieto's oldest, dating from 1004. A solemn example of Romanesque-Gothic architecture, it…

  • Chiesa di Sant'Andrea

    Orvieto

    This 12th-century church, with its curious decagonal bell tower, presides over Piazza della Repubblica, once Orvieto's Roman forum and now a cafe-lined…

  • Museo Claudio Faina e Civico

    Orvieto

    Stage your own archaeological dig at this fantastic museum opposite the Duomo. It houses one of Italy's foremost collections of Etruscan finds, comprising…

  • Museo Archeologico Nazionale

    Orvieto

    Housed in the medieval Palazzo Papale behind the Duomo, Orvieto's archaeological museum holds plenty of interesting artefacts, some over 2500 years old…

  • Torre del Moro

    Orvieto

    This 47m-high tower has loomed over Orvieto's centro since the 13th century, though the clock was only added in 1866. Climb all 250 steps for sweeping 360…

More destinations you need to see