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Orvieto (Italian: [orˈvjɛːto]) is a city and comune in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are completed by defensive walls built of the same stone.
Coronation of the Virgin mosaic on the top gable of the cathedral Rose window Marble Pieta, Madonna Mourning the Crucified Jesus with St. Nicodemus. 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.
The comune of Orvieto. Orvieto is an Italian wine region located in Umbria and Lazio, centered on the comune of Orvieto.It is primarily known for its white wines made from a blend of mostly Grechetto and Trebbiano, which is sold under the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) Orvieto and Orvieto Classico.
Pozzo di San Patrizio at Orvieto. The Pozzo di San Patrizio (English: "Well of St. Patrick") 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.
In Explore, Highest position: 270 on Saturday, July 14, 2007 Orvieto is a Medieval-Town, better large or Original. ] Date: 15 March 2006, 09:25: Source: Panorama di Orvieto with the famous Duomo. Uploaded by fetchcomms; Author: Peter Forster from Centobuchi, Italy: Other versions
Palazzo Soliano. Palazzo Soliano, also known as the Palazzo di Papa Bonifacio VIII or Palazzo Apostolico or Palace of the Pope, is a Gothic architecture palace located on Piazza del Duomo, just east of the cathedral and across from the church of San Giacomo Maggiore, in the center of Orvieto in the region of Umbria, Italy.
This museum and the nearby, but separate, Museo Claudio Faina, located on the opposite side of Piazza Duomo, display findings from and around Orvieto. Inaugurated in 1982, the National Museum exhibition displays materials found in the territory up to the 19th century and previously held in the archaeological section pertaining to the Museo dell ...
Palazzo Netti is a Neo-Renaissance architecture palace located on Via Lorenzo Maitani #9, the alley that leads west from the central portal of the Duomo of Orvieto in the region of Umbria, Italy. The palace originally belonged to the family of Vincenzo Durante, bishop of Orvieto from 1529 to 1541, then to the Vespi family.