Location: Orvieto in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Rom (international) at 123
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Nearest Ferry:
Civitavecchia at 120
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Nearest Train:
Orvieto at 8
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Nearest Motorway:
Orvieto at 8
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Car: necessary
Orvieto and the cliff: they have always been one and the same. Needing no defensive walls, the city developed freely within. But the restrictions, imposed by the very nature of the cliff, meant that as time passed the city also grew upon itself, one phase on top of the other. So as you wander through the streets of Orvieto, you never lose touch with its history. Signs and clues are everywhere, piled on top of each other, and one step after the other, the succession of centuries and generation unfolds for you. The walk you are taking is through three thousand years of history. Let the city tell its story. Discovering and visiting the numerous historical and artistical cities in the neighbourhood is very simple: Todi (approx. 35 kms far), Bolsena Lake (15 kms), Viterbo (The City of Popes, approx 34 kms), Civita di Bagnoregio (12 kms), Terni (70 kms), Spoleto (90 kms), Perugia (90 kms), Assisi (95 kms), Florence (150 kms), and last but not least, 'the eternal City', Rom (100 kms).