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5 Orvieto distinguished by a
curious 12-sided
Terni. * 22,000. V @ n Piazza
Duomo 24 (0763 34 17 72). ( Thu & campanile, part of
Sat. ∑ orvietoonline.com the original 12th-
century building.
Perched on a a 300 m (984 ft)
plateau, Orvieto looks down E Museo dell’Opera
over a vineyard-spotted plain. del Duomo & Museo
Visitors flood into the town to d’Arte Moderna
admire the Duomo, among the “Emilio Greco”
greatest of Italy’s Romanesque- Piazza Duomo. Tel 0763 34
Gothic cathedrals. 35 92. Open Apr–Sep:
The tiny 14th-century church 9:30am–7pm daily; Nov–Feb: The view into the Pozzo di San Patrizio in Orvieto
of San Lorenzo de’Arari is at 10am–1pm, 2–5pm Wed–
the end of Via Scalza. Its walls Mon; Mar & Oct: 10am–5pm E Museo Archeologico
feature frescoes describing the Wed–Mon. & ∑ opsm.it Faina & Museo Civico
martyrdom of St Lawrence, who The Museo dell’Opera del Duomo Piazza Duomo 29. Tel 0763 34 10 39.
was grilled to death. The altar is is an interesting little museum Open 8:30am–7:30pm daily. Closed
made from an Etruscan containing an eclectic collection 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. & 8 7
sacrificial slab. Via Malabranca of treasures given to the Duomo. The first of these two museums
leads to San Giovenale at Among the highlights are has a well-known, low-key
Orvieto’s western tip, a church paintings by Lorenzo Maitani collection of Etruscan remains
that is beautifully and almost (died 1330) and sculptures by including a large number of
completely covered in detailed Andrea Pisano (c.1270–1348). Greek vases that were found
frescoes from the 15th and The “Emilio Greco” museum is in Etruscan tombs in the
16th centuries. It offers broad devoted to the modern Sicilian surrounding area. The Museo
views over the surrounding sculptor Emilio Greco, who made Civico contains ancient Greek
countryside. Sant’Andrea, in the bronze doors (1964–70) of artifacts and Etruscan copies
Piazza della Repubblica, is the Duomo in Orvieto. of Greek works.
Carved
R Duomo of Orvieto choir stalls
Piazza Duomo. Tel 0763 34 11 67. The exterior is characterized by
Open daily. 7 horizontal bands of white travertine
Some 300 years in the and blue-grey basalt.
building, Orvieto’s Duomo
(begun 1290), with its Cappella Nuova
breathtaking façade, is one
of Italy’s greatest cathedrals. 14th-century rose window
It was inspired by the by Orcagna
Miracle of Bolsena in
which real blood from
a consecrated host
supposedly fell on the
altar cloth of a church
in nearby Bolsena.

The reliquary
of the Corporal
contains the altar
cloth from Bolsena.
Cappella del Corporale
This chapel contains Lippo Memmi’s
Madonna dei Raccomandati (1320). There
are also frescoes (1357–64) by Ugolino di
Prete Ilario of the Miracle of Bolsena and Bronze doors by Emilio
Miracles of the Sacrament. Greco (1964–70)
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp569–73 and pp590–96

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